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... interest in Milton led them to devote a stimulating essay or , in three cases , a whole book to this English poet and prose writer they esteemed . As was true of their predecessors , their chief interest was in Paradise Lost , but most ...
... interest in Milton led them to devote a stimulating essay or , in three cases , a whole book to this English poet and prose writer they esteemed . As was true of their predecessors , their chief interest was in Paradise Lost , but most ...
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... interest ; car nul n'est apres moy Qui doive meriter cet honneur tant que toy . ( Hymne , 307-20 ) Satan is cunning and appeals to his opponent's self - interest . The battle is terrible : Sous leurs pas furieux le Ciel d'airain trembla ...
... interest ; car nul n'est apres moy Qui doive meriter cet honneur tant que toy . ( Hymne , 307-20 ) Satan is cunning and appeals to his opponent's self - interest . The battle is terrible : Sous leurs pas furieux le Ciel d'airain trembla ...
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... interest . All a reader expects in the poem is philosophical and religious interest . We must not forget , however , that a true epic needs to be dramatic . The dramatic element , very real in Paradise Lost , adds another dimension ...
... interest . All a reader expects in the poem is philosophical and religious interest . We must not forget , however , that a true epic needs to be dramatic . The dramatic element , very real in Paradise Lost , adds another dimension ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Abel François Villemain | 27 |
François René de Chateaubriand | 48 |
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