Literary Milton: Text, Pretext, ContextDiana Benet, Michael Lieb These essays explore the interrelationship of author, reader and text in Milton's works, chiefly Paradise Lost |
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... Satan thought to emulate . " 2 Following Samuel , readers have not identified the purpose of the scene beyond assuming that Milton meant simply to characterize Satan negatively as a tyrant . I shall approach the Council and the early Satan ...
... Satan thought to emulate . " 2 Following Samuel , readers have not identified the purpose of the scene beyond assuming that Milton meant simply to characterize Satan negatively as a tyrant . I shall approach the Council and the early Satan ...
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... Satan's position is " a frozen meritocracy or tyran- ny , " the outcome of his leading the rebels into battle.1 And Roy Flannagan comments that Satan " has rigged the debate to be carried to a conclusion he has planned . " 20 These ...
... Satan's position is " a frozen meritocracy or tyran- ny , " the outcome of his leading the rebels into battle.1 And Roy Flannagan comments that Satan " has rigged the debate to be carried to a conclusion he has planned . " 20 These ...
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... Someone might still oppose the linchpin of the plan . Satan's followers are fallen , too , after all , and liable to the errors , weaknesses , and unworthy motivations inspiring their chief . Satan Hell , Satan , and the New Politician 109.
... Someone might still oppose the linchpin of the plan . Satan's followers are fallen , too , after all , and liable to the errors , weaknesses , and unworthy motivations inspiring their chief . Satan Hell , Satan , and the New Politician 109.
Contents
That Old Man Eloquent | 22 |
The Copious Matter of My Song | 67 |
Hell Satan and the New Politician | 91 |
Copyright | |
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The Age of Milton: An Encyclopedia of Major 17th-Century British and ... Alan Hager No preview available - 2004 |