Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic EpicIn Paradise Lost, his poetic retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, John Milton sought to create a Christian parallel to the classical works of Homer and Virgil. His achievement remains the undisputed masterpiece of the epic for in English. Francis Blessington's Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic clarifies the complexities of the poem and highlights its relevance to our own time as well as Milton's. |
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... appears in the Bible , He walks on in some medieval plays , but not even Dante tried to represent Him as a character . Milton had some help from classical models : Zeus and Jupiter were believed by Renais- sance thinkers to have been ...
... appears in the Bible , He walks on in some medieval plays , but not even Dante tried to represent Him as a character . Milton had some help from classical models : Zeus and Jupiter were believed by Renais- sance thinkers to have been ...
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... appears . If , when Satan begins his journey toward earth , we did not think of Odysseus's journey in the Odyssey to ... appear in hell , in Eden , and in heaven . In order to warn Satan of his inevitable loss if he fights with the ...
... appears . If , when Satan begins his journey toward earth , we did not think of Odysseus's journey in the Odyssey to ... appear in hell , in Eden , and in heaven . In order to warn Satan of his inevitable loss if he fights with the ...
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... appears after his over- throw , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man the Chorus prepare resistance at his first approach as last after discourse of enmity on either side he departs wherat the chorus sings of the battell , & vic- torie ...
... appears after his over- throw , bemoans himself , seeks revenge on man the Chorus prepare resistance at his first approach as last after discourse of enmity on either side he departs wherat the chorus sings of the battell , & vic- torie ...
Contents
Historical Context | 1 |
Importance of the Work | 6 |
Critical Reception | 12 |
Copyright | |
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Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic Francis C. Blessington,Francis C.. Blessington No preview available - 1988 |
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