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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... biblical commentary . Or perhaps even some- thing on a par with the Bible itself , since Milton asks , like a prophet , for the same inspiration that filled Moses : Sing , Heav'nly Muse , that on the secret top Of Oreb , or of Sinai ...
... biblical commentary . Or perhaps even some- thing on a par with the Bible itself , since Milton asks , like a prophet , for the same inspiration that filled Moses : Sing , Heav'nly Muse , that on the secret top Of Oreb , or of Sinai ...
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... biblical history and , most important , the fall of Satan , which Milton gathered from many sources , since there is no standard account . This background does not imply Milton's lack of creativity but the opposite : Milton risked ...
... biblical history and , most important , the fall of Satan , which Milton gathered from many sources , since there is no standard account . This background does not imply Milton's lack of creativity but the opposite : Milton risked ...
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... biblical texts . Adam now hears his sin of rebellion re- peated , as he saw his sin of sensuality ( uxoriousness ) repeated in the first half of the vision . Such rebellion is in the will and is better com- prehended by the ear and ...
... biblical texts . Adam now hears his sin of rebellion re- peated , as he saw his sin of sensuality ( uxoriousness ) repeated in the first half of the vision . Such rebellion is in the will and is better com- prehended by the ear and ...
Contents
Historical Context | 1 |
Importance of the Work | 6 |
Critical Reception | 12 |
Copyright | |
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