Images of Kingship in Paradise Lost: Milton's Politics and Christian Liberty |
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... forces that govern history - forces the kings of this earth claim to control . The verb also suggests their unquiet discussions as to what the present portents might mean and their sensible conviction that they are bound to be hostile ...
... forces that govern history - forces the kings of this earth claim to control . The verb also suggests their unquiet discussions as to what the present portents might mean and their sensible conviction that they are bound to be hostile ...
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... force into an angel . This profound concern for the purity of linguistic and sym- bolic decorum in relation to the pronouncements of the kings of this world is everywhere obvious in Paradise Lost , transferred to the characterization of ...
... force into an angel . This profound concern for the purity of linguistic and sym- bolic decorum in relation to the pronouncements of the kings of this world is everywhere obvious in Paradise Lost , transferred to the characterization of ...
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... force would be a contradiction in terms is beautifully drama- tized in the tension of meanings in Eve's statement that “ thy gentle hand / Seized mine . " Nothing gentle may be said to engage in an act of force , yet to seize is to exert ...
... force would be a contradiction in terms is beautifully drama- tized in the tension of meanings in Eve's statement that “ thy gentle hand / Seized mine . " Nothing gentle may be said to engage in an act of force , yet to seize is to exert ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
Kings of This World | 9 |
Sultan and Barbarian | 51 |
Copyright | |
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