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... Satan , is the poem's structural hero , at least for two , and arguably for six , books . We follow , with interruptions , Satan's progress from the burning lake , through Hell and Chaos , to Eden , and encounter Adam and Eve with him ...
... Satan , is the poem's structural hero , at least for two , and arguably for six , books . We follow , with interruptions , Satan's progress from the burning lake , through Hell and Chaos , to Eden , and encounter Adam and Eve with him ...
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... Satan's resolution never to submit to divine power . As if unwittingly , the epic voice is making Satan's point for him ; and when the narrator turns from denunciation to picturing the sufferings of Hell , going so far as to break out ...
... Satan's resolution never to submit to divine power . As if unwittingly , the epic voice is making Satan's point for him ; and when the narrator turns from denunciation to picturing the sufferings of Hell , going so far as to break out ...
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... Satan's story , from insurrection in Heaven to first temptation of Eve , is chrono- logically disordered to put Satan's best foot forward . Focused structurally upon Satan , it is no wonder that the first half of the poem , and ...
... Satan's story , from insurrection in Heaven to first temptation of Eve , is chrono- logically disordered to put Satan's best foot forward . Focused structurally upon Satan , it is no wonder that the first half of the poem , and ...
Contents
Miltons Great Oxymoron Books III 19 | 60 |
Points of View in Paradise Books IVV | 85 |
Unfallen Narration Books VVI | 118 |
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