Dante and Milton: The Commedia and Paradise LostIn this book the author compares the works of Dante and Milton, citing their similarities in the use of language, imagery, theme, and method. |
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... impressive phrases sometimes recur more than once in Milton , transferred to unlike contexts . For example , the words ... impressed by them too . For instance , echoes of Inferno 3 , the best known of Dante's hundred cantos , occur not ...
... impressive phrases sometimes recur more than once in Milton , transferred to unlike contexts . For example , the words ... impressed by them too . For instance , echoes of Inferno 3 , the best known of Dante's hundred cantos , occur not ...
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... impressed by Dante's Lucifer . Early in his description of Satan he uses the Leviathan image ( I.201-208 ) much as Dante uses it near the end of Inferno ( 31.52–54 ) in a context of terrifying danger ; and evidently he was impressed by ...
... impressed by Dante's Lucifer . Early in his description of Satan he uses the Leviathan image ( I.201-208 ) much as Dante uses it near the end of Inferno ( 31.52–54 ) in a context of terrifying danger ; and evidently he was impressed by ...
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... impressed him as it has most readers ; the explanation of Friar Alberigo ( 33.109–135 ) , as we have just seen , suggests his use of the verb " ruin " ; he too felt that rude- ness to evil is true courtesy ( 33.150 ) . It is unlikely ...
... impressed him as it has most readers ; the explanation of Friar Alberigo ( 33.109–135 ) , as we have just seen , suggests his use of the verb " ruin " ; he too felt that rude- ness to evil is true courtesy ( 33.150 ) . It is unlikely ...
Contents
Purgatorio and the Dream of Eve | 3 |
Satan and the Diminisht Stars | 14 |
The Sport of Winds | 85 |
Copyright | |
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Adam and Eve Adam's assert Beatrice Beatrice's behold Buommattei Cacciaguida Canto Capaneus church climactic Commedia and Paradise Commonplace Book Convivio created creature Daniello Dante and Milton Dante's Dante's Hell Dantean Death Difesa divine doctrine dream earth Earthly Paradise echoes elaborate emphasis epic epic poetry eternal Eve's evil fall fame fraud Gabriel Geryon God's happiness hath Heaven heavenly human impressed Inferno invocation Ithuriel less light Lucifer Lycidas man's matter Mazzoni meaning Michael Milton's angels Milton's Hell nature noted Paradise Lost Paradiso 27 parallels passage perfect phrase poem poet poetic poetry political praise proems Purg Purga Purgatorio Raphael reader realm reason recalls redeemed relation Renaissance resembles Satan scene serpent sight simile Smectymnuus song speak speech stars suggests T. S. Eliot thee theme things thir thou turn universe Uriel Virgil vision war in Heaven whole words Zephon