The Neo-classical Epic, 1650-1720: An Ethical and Historical Interpretation |
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... Jove in the Christian sense : Jove could have saved Sarpedon only " if Juno had not interposed " .37 Juno interposes saying that Sarpe- don being the son of Jove , if he were exempted from the order of providence , the other gods would ...
... Jove in the Christian sense : Jove could have saved Sarpedon only " if Juno had not interposed " .37 Juno interposes saying that Sarpe- don being the son of Jove , if he were exempted from the order of providence , the other gods would ...
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... Jove himself ( for Jove's Command I bear ) Forbids to tempt the Wrath of Heav'n too far , No longer then ( his Fury if thou dread ) Detain the Relicks of great Hector dead . ( Iliad XXIV , 169-72 ) If Achilles , then , relents and ...
... Jove himself ( for Jove's Command I bear ) Forbids to tempt the Wrath of Heav'n too far , No longer then ( his Fury if thou dread ) Detain the Relicks of great Hector dead . ( Iliad XXIV , 169-72 ) If Achilles , then , relents and ...
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... Jove sends a vision to Agamemnon to persuade him to lead his army to battle . He promises him victory : Fly hence , deluding Dream ! and light as air , To Agamemnon's ample tent repair . Bid him in arms draw forth the embattled train ...
... Jove sends a vision to Agamemnon to persuade him to lead his army to battle . He promises him victory : Fly hence , deluding Dream ! and light as air , To Agamemnon's ample tent repair . Bid him in arms draw forth the embattled train ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Function of the Epic | 45 |
The Evolution of the English Ethical Epic | 87 |
Copyright | |
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accepted according to Pope Achilles Achilles's action Adam and Eve Adam's admiration Aeneas Agamemnon allegory angels Aureng-Zebe beauty believes Briseis celebrated character Christian Columbia Milton Cowley creation critics Davenant Davideis Dedication Dido Diomed divine Dryden Dryden's Aeneis duty English epic poem epic poetry episode Essay eternal ethical evil expression fall fancy fear freedom glory gods Gondibert Greeks Heaven Hector hero heroic play heroic poetry Homer honour Hooker human Ibid ideal imagination implies John Dryden Jove Juno king knowledge language liberty London man's manners mind moral nature neo-classical age neo-classical epic neo-classical poets obedience Paradise Lost passion Patroclus perfect pity pleasure poet's poetic Pope's Iliad Preface Priam prince Raphael reader reason Restoration comedy Satan says seems sense seventeenth century situation soul Spingarn spirit supernatural T.S. Eliot things Tillyard tion tragedy trans translation Trojans Troy truth VIII Virgil virtue words wrath