A Milton HandbookAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1961 - 465 pages |
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Page 248
... epic - the Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Aeneid - furnishes Milton with his au- thoritative model of form and structure as Scripture does of substance and interpretation . The classical epic conven- tions were , of course , fixed by ...
... epic - the Iliad , the Odyssey , and the Aeneid - furnishes Milton with his au- thoritative model of form and structure as Scripture does of substance and interpretation . The classical epic conven- tions were , of course , fixed by ...
Page 259
... EPIC ; SPENSER ; THE FLETCHERS ; SHAKESPEARE ; MARLOWE . It would naturally be expected that Milton's enthusiasm for the Renaissance masters of romantic narrative , which must have dominated his pur- pose so long as he continued to ...
... EPIC ; SPENSER ; THE FLETCHERS ; SHAKESPEARE ; MARLOWE . It would naturally be expected that Milton's enthusiasm for the Renaissance masters of romantic narrative , which must have dominated his pur- pose so long as he continued to ...
Page 269
... epic , the brief epic ( like the Book of Job ) , and the drama.1 Paradise Lost , Paradise Regained , and Samson Agonistes fit this classification perfectly . It is not necessary to say that Milton definitely planned at this time to give ...
... epic , the brief epic ( like the Book of Job ) , and the drama.1 Paradise Lost , Paradise Regained , and Samson Agonistes fit this classification perfectly . It is not necessary to say that Milton definitely planned at this time to give ...
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