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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... Earth . Be but the shadow of Heav'n , and things therein Each to other like , more than on Earth is thought ? ( 5.563-76 ) Raphael's comments also ramify the concept of heroism in Para- dise Lost . Like Michael , Raphael does not boast ...
... Earth . Be but the shadow of Heav'n , and things therein Each to other like , more than on Earth is thought ? ( 5.563-76 ) Raphael's comments also ramify the concept of heroism in Para- dise Lost . Like Michael , Raphael does not boast ...
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... earth . 2 And the earth was without form , and void : and darkness was upon the face of the deep . And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters . 3 And God said , Let there be light : and there was light . 4 And God saw the ...
... earth . 2 And the earth was without form , and void : and darkness was upon the face of the deep . And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters . 3 And God said , Let there be light : and there was light . 4 And God saw the ...
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... earth in Paradise Lost hangs by a gold chain ( 2.1005 ; 1051-53 ) , just as Zeus claims he can haul up the earth to Olympus by a gold chain ( Il 8.19–27 ) . If in the Iliad ( 1.590–94 ) Homer records that Zeus ( Jove ) threw Mulciber ...
... earth in Paradise Lost hangs by a gold chain ( 2.1005 ; 1051-53 ) , just as Zeus claims he can haul up the earth to Olympus by a gold chain ( Il 8.19–27 ) . If in the Iliad ( 1.590–94 ) Homer records that Zeus ( Jove ) threw Mulciber ...
Contents
Historical Context | 1 |
Importance of the Work | 6 |
Critical Reception | 12 |
Copyright | |
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