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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... final statement of joy in God's gifts : joy thou In what he gives to thee , this Paradise And thy fair Eve : Heav'n is for thee too high To know what passes there ; be lowly wise : Think only what concerns thee and thy being ; Dream not ...
... final statement of joy in God's gifts : joy thou In what he gives to thee , this Paradise And thy fair Eve : Heav'n is for thee too high To know what passes there ; be lowly wise : Think only what concerns thee and thy being ; Dream not ...
Page 174
... final vision of time at the moment of departure . As Adam and Eve prepare to leave , the Cherubim descend On the ... Final Sabbath of the world , the age of the Final Resurrection , and accordingly the seventh day finds Dante in the ...
... final vision of time at the moment of departure . As Adam and Eve prepare to leave , the Cherubim descend On the ... Final Sabbath of the world , the age of the Final Resurrection , and accordingly the seventh day finds Dante in the ...
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... final war described in Revelation 12 . Linked with this and supporting Hunter's thesis is the spe- cific diurnal ... final , transcendent sense of Good conquering Evil , of the Eternal subsuming the temporal in " heav'n's great Year ...
... final war described in Revelation 12 . Linked with this and supporting Hunter's thesis is the spe- cific diurnal ... final , transcendent sense of Good conquering Evil , of the Eternal subsuming the temporal in " heav'n's great Year ...
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