The Muse's Method: An Introduction to Paradise Lost, Volume 10Chatto & Windus, 1962 - 227 pages |
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Page 22
... poet's creation of this poem . The humility of lines 17-23 is not feigned . There is within the poet what is dark and what is low . He invokes the spirit of God Himself : " Instruct me , for Thou know'st . " It would be effrontery to ...
... poet's creation of this poem . The humility of lines 17-23 is not feigned . There is within the poet what is dark and what is low . He invokes the spirit of God Himself : " Instruct me , for Thou know'st . " It would be effrontery to ...
Page 29
... poet who " intends to soar / Above th ' Aonian Mount . " " Anger , " against stupidity and evil , is expressed by Abdiel , by God the Father , and later by the poet . Avarice " is difficult to ennoble , but Milton seems to hint , almost ...
... poet who " intends to soar / Above th ' Aonian Mount . " " Anger , " against stupidity and evil , is expressed by Abdiel , by God the Father , and later by the poet . Avarice " is difficult to ennoble , but Milton seems to hint , almost ...
Page 138
... poet's voice in the context of human history :し unchang'd To hoarse or mute , though fall'n on evil days , On evil days though fall'n , and evil tongues ; In darkness , and with dangers compast round , And solitude ; yet not alone ...
... poet's voice in the context of human history :し unchang'd To hoarse or mute , though fall'n on evil days , On evil days though fall'n , and evil tongues ; In darkness , and with dangers compast round , And solitude ; yet not alone ...
Contents
Preface page | ix |
The Beginning | 11 |
Satan Sin and Death | 32 |
Copyright | |
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