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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... thought Mil- ton the greatest English poet . He etched illustrations for Paradise Lost and other poems of Milton . In Jerusalem ( 1804–20 ) , he elevates Mil- ton above Shakespeare and Chaucer . But Milton's belief in reason , the value ...
... thought Mil- ton the greatest English poet . He etched illustrations for Paradise Lost and other poems of Milton . In Jerusalem ( 1804–20 ) , he elevates Mil- ton above Shakespeare and Chaucer . But Milton's belief in reason , the value ...
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... thought and in Eng- land E. M. W. Tillyard ( 1930 ) emphasized the changing states of mind in which Milton composed his epic , opening up later reader - response criticism : " The meaning of a poem is not the story told , the statements ...
... thought and in Eng- land E. M. W. Tillyard ( 1930 ) emphasized the changing states of mind in which Milton composed his epic , opening up later reader - response criticism : " The meaning of a poem is not the story told , the statements ...
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... thought can measure thee or tongue Relate thee ; greater now in thy return Than from the Giant Angels ; thee that day Thy thunders magnifi'd ; but to create Is greater than created to destroy . Who can impair thee , mighty King , or ...
... thought can measure thee or tongue Relate thee ; greater now in thy return Than from the Giant Angels ; thee that day Thy thunders magnifi'd ; but to create Is greater than created to destroy . Who can impair thee , mighty King , or ...
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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