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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... experience vio- lence , if not pain . Satan's " Gunpowder Plot " overthrows their strength momentarily ; then they resort to destroying heaven by dislodging the hills and using them as missiles , until “ all Heav'n / Had gone to wrack ...
... experience vio- lence , if not pain . Satan's " Gunpowder Plot " overthrows their strength momentarily ; then they resort to destroying heaven by dislodging the hills and using them as missiles , until “ all Heav'n / Had gone to wrack ...
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... experience brings him closer not only to the reader's experience of life , but even more im- mediately to the experience of the narrator . Adam's reception of his insightful vision is exactly what the narrator prays for . The narrator ...
... experience brings him closer not only to the reader's experience of life , but even more im- mediately to the experience of the narrator . Adam's reception of his insightful vision is exactly what the narrator prays for . The narrator ...
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... experience as basic and all other poetry as insuf- ficient metaphor for true experience , which was spiritual . Earlier Re- naissance poetry was decried as a trivial pursuit of an earthly goal : the mistress or lover , sexual or profane ...
... experience as basic and all other poetry as insuf- ficient metaphor for true experience , which was spiritual . Earlier Re- naissance poetry was decried as a trivial pursuit of an earthly goal : the mistress or lover , sexual or profane ...
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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