The Muse's Method: An Introduction to Paradise Lost, Volume 10Chatto & Windus, 1962 - 227 pages |
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Page 18
... an allusion to Virgil , if he does not know much of the pagan muses or of Helicon , he will at least not assume that Milton is merely attempting to recreate the older epics ; and that will be an advantage . 18 THE MUSE'S METHOD.
... an allusion to Virgil , if he does not know much of the pagan muses or of Helicon , he will at least not assume that Milton is merely attempting to recreate the older epics ; and that will be an advantage . 18 THE MUSE'S METHOD.
Page 42
... least . In his opening conversation with Beëlze- bub he expresses his " resolve " " with more successful hope " " To wage by force or guile eternal War " ( 121-122 ) . As those lines indicate , he partially recognizes the absurdity of ...
... least . In his opening conversation with Beëlze- bub he expresses his " resolve " " with more successful hope " " To wage by force or guile eternal War " ( 121-122 ) . As those lines indicate , he partially recognizes the absurdity of ...
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... least one who would expect and desire that the major action should continue . Having involved the reader in a plot above the human as we know it ( the fall of perfect man and woman ) , he deliberately shifted the perspective by the ...
... least one who would expect and desire that the major action should continue . Having involved the reader in a plot above the human as we know it ( the fall of perfect man and woman ) , he deliberately shifted the perspective by the ...
Contents
Preface page | ix |
The Beginning | 11 |
Satan Sin and Death | 32 |
Copyright | |
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