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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... result is terrifying . But the result of Satan's action is his own damnation , too . So , in a sense , he is tragic . Few would dispute that Satan produces the fear required of tragedy , but does he produce the pity ? Modern readers who ...
... result is terrifying . But the result of Satan's action is his own damnation , too . So , in a sense , he is tragic . Few would dispute that Satan produces the fear required of tragedy , but does he produce the pity ? Modern readers who ...
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... result of Satan's manipulation of his followers , through faulty language , to his will . His prowess in battle is nonexistent . Could such blatant sub- terfuge mislead a third of the population ? After twenty years of poli- tics ...
... result of Satan's manipulation of his followers , through faulty language , to his will . His prowess in battle is nonexistent . Could such blatant sub- terfuge mislead a third of the population ? After twenty years of poli- tics ...
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... result of Milton's use of an outmoded concept of primitive Christian- ity . Satan's followers comprise many consequences of their chief's behavior : Nisroch's unendurable pain , Moloch's suicidal battle philos- ophy , Mammon's ...
... result of Milton's use of an outmoded concept of primitive Christian- ity . Satan's followers comprise many consequences of their chief's behavior : Nisroch's unendurable pain , Moloch's suicidal battle philos- ophy , Mammon's ...
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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