The Mystical Design of Paradise LostIdentifies and discusses the thematic and structural aspects of the circular pattern underlying Milton's epic poem to elucidate its mystical meanings. |
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... describe her act of sustaining the flowers , " stooping to support them , " leading us back to the recognition that ... describes the action and its implica- tions in a verse sentence that returns and encompasses , though the circular ...
... describe her act of sustaining the flowers , " stooping to support them , " leading us back to the recognition that ... describes the action and its implica- tions in a verse sentence that returns and encompasses , though the circular ...
Page 99
... describes the ascent of the Son into his chariot and his riding forth to meet the foe . That action is what is central to the poem and to Milton's conception of the Di- vine scheme . " Measuring things in Heav'n by things on Earth ...
... describes the ascent of the Son into his chariot and his riding forth to meet the foe . That action is what is central to the poem and to Milton's conception of the Di- vine scheme . " Measuring things in Heav'n by things on Earth ...
Page 143
... describes at length the rising of the hordes , the vastness of whose number makes Satan's heart distend " with pride " ( 572 ) . Though Satan has earlier called his followers to " awake , arise , or be for ever fall'n " ( 330 ) , the ...
... describes at length the rising of the hordes , the vastness of whose number makes Satan's heart distend " with pride " ( 572 ) . Though Satan has earlier called his followers to " awake , arise , or be for ever fall'n " ( 330 ) , the ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
His Circle Drawn Just | 68 |
The Interpenetration of Time and Space | 148 |
Copyright | |
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Abdiel Adam and Eve Adam's Aeneid allegorical anagogical antimetabole beauty Beelzebub beginning Book VIII Book XII burning lake celestial central Christ Christopher Ricks circular Commedia concept consonant created creation creative Dante darkness dawn death defines demons discussion divine Earth emphasis eternal Eve's evil example Fall fallen angels final Galileo Galileo Galilei garden God's Heaven heavenly Hell heroic historical light lines loss Lycidas man's McColley meaning Michael Milton describes Milton's epic mystical mythic narrative nature Neoplatonic night numerological overall Paradise Lost parallels passage perfect poem poem's poet poetic poetry provides Raphael relation relationship Renaissance return to Eden rhetorical Satan Satan returns says scheme section of Book sense shape significance spatial speech Structure of Paradise Studies style suggest symbolic syntax temporal thee things thir thou tion tradition universe verbal verse paragraph verse sentence victory vision Whaler