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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... rebel angels as well as our world . Earlier in the poem , though later in time , the Son's offer of self - sacrifice for man on the cross further justifies the choice . Satan reacts in the pattern established in book 1 : he stirs Beelze ...
... rebel angels as well as our world . Earlier in the poem , though later in time , the Son's offer of self - sacrifice for man on the cross further justifies the choice . Satan reacts in the pattern established in book 1 : he stirs Beelze ...
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... rebel angels , Adam has had some firsthand evidence of the doctrine . Raphael's elaboration of the doc- trine of the ascent of man in the Chain of Being emerges clearly from his simile of the flower . Around this image clusters the ...
... rebel angels , Adam has had some firsthand evidence of the doctrine . Raphael's elaboration of the doc- trine of the ascent of man in the Chain of Being emerges clearly from his simile of the flower . Around this image clusters the ...
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... angels at large function as guards , which shows vigilance ; as warriors , which shows obedience ; and as choristers ... rebel angels at a crack . Like other Miltonic characters , the good angels learn through the trial of experience ...
... angels at large function as guards , which shows vigilance ; as warriors , which shows obedience ; and as choristers ... rebel angels at a crack . Like other Miltonic characters , the good angels learn through the trial of experience ...
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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