A Reader's Guide to John MiltonMarjorie Nicolson—one of the foremost authorities on Milton—examines Milton's work, beginning with the famous Minor Poems, "L'Allegro," "II Penseroso," "Comus" (and "Arcades"), and "Lycides." She explores Milton's middle years, when he was diverted from poetry to become Latin Secretary under Oliver Cromwell. Finally, she looks at the great poems, including a book-by-book analysis of Paradise Lost and a careful reading of Milton's poetic "closet drama," Samson Agonistes. |
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... character of Satan is one of the greatest creations in any lan- guage . The greatness lies not only — indeed , not primarily — in the depiction of the majestic character of Books I and II , but in the slow and steady degeneration of an ...
... character of Satan is one of the greatest creations in any lan- guage . The greatness lies not only — indeed , not primarily — in the depiction of the majestic character of Books I and II , but in the slow and steady degeneration of an ...
Page 186
... character of Satan is one of the greatest creations in any lan- guage . The greatness lies not only — indeed , not primarily — in the depiction of the majestic character of Books I and II , but in the slow and steady degeneration of an ...
... character of Satan is one of the greatest creations in any lan- guage . The greatness lies not only — indeed , not primarily — in the depiction of the majestic character of Books I and II , but in the slow and steady degeneration of an ...
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... character in literature , sculpture , painting , though the depiction in the plastic arts has been more often satisfying than in literary works in which God appears as a speaking character . If God is truly " ineffable , ” He should ...
... character in literature , sculpture , painting , though the depiction in the plastic arts has been more often satisfying than in literary works in which God appears as a speaking character . If God is truly " ineffable , ” He should ...
Contents
The Education of a Poet | 3 |
Juvenilia | 22 |
The Minor Poems | 50 |
Copyright | |
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