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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... become a touchstone , some- thing we should know in order to know other things , a touchstone for elevated verse and serious discussion . It has become synonymous with the grand epic style and treatment . It is altimeter as well as ...
... become a touchstone , some- thing we should know in order to know other things , a touchstone for elevated verse and serious discussion . It has become synonymous with the grand epic style and treatment . It is altimeter as well as ...
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... becomes the language for defining o literary stance . If he arrives at Blake's cottage at Felpham , he turns also at ... become the two parts of the modern mind : Sa and God , subjective and objective . The rejecters of the orthodox N ...
... becomes the language for defining o literary stance . If he arrives at Blake's cottage at Felpham , he turns also at ... become the two parts of the modern mind : Sa and God , subjective and objective . The rejecters of the orthodox N ...
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... becoming humorous . We may analyze Milton's style simply by listing the ways in which he deviates from normal speech in ... become more engaged with the poem : 1. Inversion of the natural order of words and phrases : Them thus imploy'd ...
... becoming humorous . We may analyze Milton's style simply by listing the ways in which he deviates from normal speech in ... become more engaged with the poem : 1. Inversion of the natural order of words and phrases : Them thus imploy'd ...
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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