John Milton: A Sketch of His Life and Writings |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 33
Page 26
... prose , and one not unrelated to L'Allegro and Il Penseroso . Prolusion 2 , “ On the Music of the Spheres , " develops a familiar Pythagorean idea very congenial to a Platonist and musician ; in the Nativity , Arcades , and At a Solemn ...
... prose , and one not unrelated to L'Allegro and Il Penseroso . Prolusion 2 , “ On the Music of the Spheres , " develops a familiar Pythagorean idea very congenial to a Platonist and musician ; in the Nativity , Arcades , and At a Solemn ...
Page 100
... prose , though Milton's sentences should not daunt a generation that has assimilated William Faulkner's . Whether lofty , " mean , " or lowly , Milton's prose suggests the speaking voice ; and it nourished some of the characteristics of ...
... prose , though Milton's sentences should not daunt a generation that has assimilated William Faulkner's . Whether lofty , " mean , " or lowly , Milton's prose suggests the speaking voice ; and it nourished some of the characteristics of ...
Page 175
... prose , English and Latin . Under diction go unusual , exalted , and arresting words , coin- ages , words used in new meanings , punning plays on words , the shifting of parts of speech ( adjectives as ad- verbs and nouns- “ the vast ...
... prose , English and Latin . Under diction go unusual , exalted , and arresting words , coin- ages , words used in new meanings , punning plays on words , the shifting of parts of speech ( adjectives as ad- verbs and nouns- “ the vast ...
Contents
Introduction | 9 |
16081632 | 17 |
St Pauls School and Cambridge | 18 |
Copyright | |
26 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
According Adam angels appeared beginning blind called Cambridge carried Christ Christian church classical complete continued contrast course critical death divine doctrine drama earlier early edition Elegy English epic evil faith fall father feeling followed friends give God's Greek hand heaven hell heroic human ideal ideas imaginative included Italian Italy John kind King knowledge later Latin less letter liberty light lines live Milton mind moral moved nature never notes opening Paradise Lost passage perhaps Phillips phrase picture poem poet poetry present pride prose providence published Puritan readers reason Regained religious Samson Satan says seems sense Smectymnuus sonnet speech story style suggest theme things third thought tion tract tradition true University verse vision writing written