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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... battle was doubtful in its outcome . It is not until the flashback to the battle itself that we discover Satan bested by the lesser angel , Abdiel , Satan not even striking a blow . The action of the poem gradually unmasks Sa- tan's ...
... battle was doubtful in its outcome . It is not until the flashback to the battle itself that we discover Satan bested by the lesser angel , Abdiel , Satan not even striking a blow . The action of the poem gradually unmasks Sa- tan's ...
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... battle , but the struc- ture as is allows Satan to create a heroic world out of words : Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd That durst dislike his reign and mee preferring , His utmost power with adverse power oppos'd In dubious Battle ...
... battle , but the struc- ture as is allows Satan to create a heroic world out of words : Innumerable force of Spirits arm'd That durst dislike his reign and mee preferring , His utmost power with adverse power oppos'd In dubious Battle ...
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... Battle on the Plains of Heav'n , And shook his throne . ( 1.101-05 ) He maintains this fiction even to Gabriel and the guards of Eden : Not that I less endure , or shrink from pain , Insulting Angel , well thou know'st I stood Thy ...
... Battle on the Plains of Heav'n , And shook his throne . ( 1.101-05 ) He maintains this fiction even to Gabriel and the guards of Eden : Not that I less endure , or shrink from pain , Insulting Angel , well thou know'st I stood Thy ...
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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