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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... Poetry Movement . When Milton was three years old and probably already thinking about being a poet , a religious ... poetry , the movement advocated religious experience as basic and all other poetry as insuf- ficient metaphor for true ...
... Poetry Movement . When Milton was three years old and probably already thinking about being a poet , a religious ... poetry , the movement advocated religious experience as basic and all other poetry as insuf- ficient metaphor for true ...
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... poet reflects Milton's poetics . He combines the Greek concepts of poiesis , poetry as made by a skilled craftsman , and poetry as inspired by the muse , Homer's aoidĂȘ . As a prophet - poet , he is inspired by God , but as a scholar - poet ...
... poet reflects Milton's poetics . He combines the Greek concepts of poiesis , poetry as made by a skilled craftsman , and poetry as inspired by the muse , Homer's aoidĂȘ . As a prophet - poet , he is inspired by God , but as a scholar - poet ...
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... poet , Milton's bard reveals fallen man . His poetry is , like all epic poetry , public poetry , expressing the soul of his people , here expanded by Milton to the whole human race through the metaphor of Christianity . Behind this ...
... poet , Milton's bard reveals fallen man . His poetry is , like all epic poetry , public poetry , expressing the soul of his people , here expanded by Milton to the whole human race through the metaphor of Christianity . Behind this ...
Contents
Historical Context | 1 |
Importance of the Work | 6 |
Critical Reception | 12 |
Copyright | |
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