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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... scheme relates to musical patterns suggests a more appro- priate tone for the poem than that arising from the pastoral elegy . We might say that Milton recognized the need to imbue his poem with a design that would be more nearly ...
... scheme relates to musical patterns suggests a more appro- priate tone for the poem than that arising from the pastoral elegy . We might say that Milton recognized the need to imbue his poem with a design that would be more nearly ...
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... scheme of the Creation and Fall.8 is 7. Marjorie Hope Nicolson , p . 48. “ If the Greek chi reminded man of the divine origin of the soul , another Greek character , theta —a combination of circle and straight line , and the first ...
... scheme of the Creation and Fall.8 is 7. Marjorie Hope Nicolson , p . 48. “ If the Greek chi reminded man of the divine origin of the soul , another Greek character , theta —a combination of circle and straight line , and the first ...
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... scheme . It is a symbolic scheme - defined by Cirillo in terms of the noon - midnight patterns through which we perceive noon to be “ the per- fect time of day , the image of eternity " ( p . 375 ) —that defines all in the one , eternal ...
... scheme . It is a symbolic scheme - defined by Cirillo in terms of the noon - midnight patterns through which we perceive noon to be “ the per- fect time of day , the image of eternity " ( p . 375 ) —that defines all in the one , eternal ...
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