A Milton HandbookAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1961 - 465 pages |
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Page 188
... REASONS FOR THE CHANGE FROM DRAMA TO EPIC . We do not know exactly either when or why Milton abandoned his idea of a drama ... reason to believe that this fact alone would have deterred him , Quiller - Couch 8 believes the closing of the ...
... REASONS FOR THE CHANGE FROM DRAMA TO EPIC . We do not know exactly either when or why Milton abandoned his idea of a drama ... reason to believe that this fact alone would have deterred him , Quiller - Couch 8 believes the closing of the ...
Page 233
... reason and passion in the soul of man and a conviction as to the importance of knowledge as an instrument of virtue . The essential fall of man occurs when passion predominates over reason . Thus the angel instructs Adam in all that it ...
... reason and passion in the soul of man and a conviction as to the importance of knowledge as an instrument of virtue . The essential fall of man occurs when passion predominates over reason . Thus the angel instructs Adam in all that it ...
Page 342
... reason to make clear the relationship between them.1 In the Marriage of Heaven and Hell Blake says that Satan represents desire , and the Messiah , reason or the restrainer . He then goes on to invert Milton's ethical code by ...
... reason to make clear the relationship between them.1 In the Marriage of Heaven and Hell Blake says that Satan represents desire , and the Messiah , reason or the restrainer . He then goes on to invert Milton's ethical code by ...
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