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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... political forces , nationalism . Epics suitably expressed public sentiments and values , as well as history . Milton conceived his epic in an atmosphere of patriotism . Even without his trip to the Continent and his political ...
... political forces , nationalism . Epics suitably expressed public sentiments and values , as well as history . Milton conceived his epic in an atmosphere of patriotism . Even without his trip to the Continent and his political ...
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... political radical and opposed to monarchy . Another ference , which the poet would insist on , is that while the kingdom heaven is justified by God's superiority over men , no human king claim such distinction . There can be no doubt ...
... political radical and opposed to monarchy . Another ference , which the poet would insist on , is that while the kingdom heaven is justified by God's superiority over men , no human king claim such distinction . There can be no doubt ...
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... Political control was still in the hands of a conservative church with the power of life and death . The printing press and the proliferation of books and pamphlets al- lowed ideas to circulate and sects to form and dissolve rapidly ...
... Political control was still in the hands of a conservative church with the power of life and death . The printing press and the proliferation of books and pamphlets al- lowed ideas to circulate and sects to form and dissolve rapidly ...
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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