The Muse's Method: An Introduction to Paradise Lost, Volume 10Chatto & Windus, 1962 - 227 pages |
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Page 129
... expected either an epic battle or an im- mediate and overpowering manifestation of God's will . But this battle is both above and below our expectations . We have expected detailed accounts of heroic deeds ; we get very few of them ...
... expected either an epic battle or an im- mediate and overpowering manifestation of God's will . But this battle is both above and below our expectations . We have expected detailed accounts of heroic deeds ; we get very few of them ...
Page 130
... expected the cannon , those modern instruments of war which reduce for us individual physical prowess to in- significance or absurdity . We had particularly not expected the arms to be reduced to worse than " tilting Furniture , " to ...
... expected the cannon , those modern instruments of war which reduce for us individual physical prowess to in- significance or absurdity . We had particularly not expected the arms to be reduced to worse than " tilting Furniture , " to ...
Page 131
... expected the flytings , but we had not expected such irony , so much " derision . " We had expected violence , but surely not such a cosmic upheaval in which the good too , with the underground warfare and " Infernal noise , " deface ...
... expected the flytings , but we had not expected such irony , so much " derision . " We had expected violence , but surely not such a cosmic upheaval in which the good too , with the underground warfare and " Infernal noise , " deface ...
Contents
Preface page | ix |
The Beginning | 11 |
Satan Sin and Death | 32 |
Copyright | |
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