The Portent of Milton: Some Aspects of His GeniusW. Laurie, 1958 - 148 pages |
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Page 62
... greatest mastery over language , and it is at the point when his expression grows most scurrilous that a sublime reaction is likely to occur : the extraordinary phenomenon described by Lord Macaulay ; 62 THE PORTENT OF MILTON.
... greatest mastery over language , and it is at the point when his expression grows most scurrilous that a sublime reaction is likely to occur : the extraordinary phenomenon described by Lord Macaulay ; 62 THE PORTENT OF MILTON.
Page 65
... described the poem as ' punctuated with tears ' . A kindred trait of Milton's profoundly sensitive and impressionable temperament was his impulsiveness . ' Such is the impetuosity of my temper ' , he wrote to Diodati , ' that no delay ...
... described the poem as ' punctuated with tears ' . A kindred trait of Milton's profoundly sensitive and impressionable temperament was his impulsiveness . ' Such is the impetuosity of my temper ' , he wrote to Diodati , ' that no delay ...
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... described as a region of storm and night . Psychology - that halfway house between purely literary and psychoanalytical literary criticism - has appreciated the violent elements in genius . If Shakespeare and Milton had not been able to ...
... described as a region of storm and night . Psychology - that halfway house between purely literary and psychoanalytical literary criticism - has appreciated the violent elements in genius . If Shakespeare and Milton had not been able to ...
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