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Page 69
... Persians by Aeschylus ( the only surviving Greek historical trag- edy ) , 31 the " loved Persian earth " is for its inhabitants " Haven of ample wealth " ( 250-51 ) , and this wealth is the truest value known to the Persians ; Aeschylus ...
... Persians by Aeschylus ( the only surviving Greek historical trag- edy ) , 31 the " loved Persian earth " is for its inhabitants " Haven of ample wealth " ( 250-51 ) , and this wealth is the truest value known to the Persians ; Aeschylus ...
Page 80
... Persians , so that the movement between similes is a downward one , structured like the bridge itself , " Smooth ... Persians as a race " sown in gold " in his play recounting the battles of Salamis and Plataea to which Milton here ...
... Persians , so that the movement between similes is a downward one , structured like the bridge itself , " Smooth ... Persians as a race " sown in gold " in his play recounting the battles of Salamis and Plataea to which Milton here ...
Page 85
... Persians . He hates them and is inimi- cal to them . His victory , however , will be hollow , for the purchased land has been laid waste and ruined . Milton has raised his readers to a dizzying perspective , high above the earth ...
... Persians . He hates them and is inimi- cal to them . His victory , however , will be hollow , for the purchased land has been laid waste and ruined . Milton has raised his readers to a dizzying perspective , high above the earth ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
Copyright | |
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