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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... things ) Milton achieved plot unity ; that the rival kingdom of Hell par- allels Virgil's rival kingdom of Carthage ; how Milton is influenced by , but improves upon , his sources and makes them his own ; that Adam hints to Eve to ...
... things ) Milton achieved plot unity ; that the rival kingdom of Hell par- allels Virgil's rival kingdom of Carthage ; how Milton is influenced by , but improves upon , his sources and makes them his own ; that Adam hints to Eve to ...
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... He is never mechanical in his use of his sources . As a result , his work is at the same time encyclopedic and personal . His talent was always to imag- 25 ine his poetry completely , to find room in Eden The Story of All Things.
... He is never mechanical in his use of his sources . As a result , his work is at the same time encyclopedic and personal . His talent was always to imag- 25 ine his poetry completely , to find room in Eden The Story of All Things.
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... things and the origins of all things " ( 1-3 ; my translation ) . V Hell : Darkness Visible SATAN The power of Milton's 27 The Story of All Things.
... things and the origins of all things " ( 1-3 ; my translation ) . V Hell : Darkness Visible SATAN The power of Milton's 27 The Story of All Things.
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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