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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... poet . Pope's ironic use of Paradise Lost in his mock - epic appears timid beside romantic transformations . The ro- mantic poets saw Milton as their most direct poetic influence , a force to be harnessed for their own purposes . Most ...
... poet . Pope's ironic use of Paradise Lost in his mock - epic appears timid beside romantic transformations . The ro- mantic poets saw Milton as their most direct poetic influence , a force to be harnessed for their own purposes . Most ...
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... poet , not constructing , but inspired to sing by the Holy Spirit , the power of God that inspired Moses and other biblical writers . In the Renaissance , more use of autobiography appeared : Ariosto , Spenser , and DuBartas could incor ...
... poet , not constructing , but inspired to sing by the Holy Spirit , the power of God that inspired Moses and other biblical writers . In the Renaissance , more use of autobiography appeared : Ariosto , Spenser , and DuBartas could incor ...
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... poet , he is inspired by God , but as a scholar - poet he has trained himself to be the fit vessel . As prophet , the bard knows what to say ; as craftsman he makes the forms to express it in . In his Reason of Church Government ...
... poet , he is inspired by God , but as a scholar - poet he has trained himself to be the fit vessel . As prophet , the bard knows what to say ; as craftsman he makes the forms to express it in . In his Reason of Church Government ...
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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