A Milton HandbookAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1954 - 465 pages |
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Page 248
... ancient originals themselves . They are the precedents to which he wishes the reader to revert , recognizing with admiration the manner in which the new material is ingeniously made to conform to the ancient mould . For the larger ...
... ancient originals themselves . They are the precedents to which he wishes the reader to revert , recognizing with admiration the manner in which the new material is ingeniously made to conform to the ancient mould . For the larger ...
Page 249
... ancient repre- sentation of " hybris . " The remaining influence of ancient literature is largely a matter of style and allusion . We may note , however , that Milton's infernal council has a precedent in Claudian's De Raptu Proserpinae ...
... ancient repre- sentation of " hybris . " The remaining influence of ancient literature is largely a matter of style and allusion . We may note , however , that Milton's infernal council has a precedent in Claudian's De Raptu Proserpinae ...
Page 284
... ancient Ate - who impairs their judgments and makes them bring on themselves , by their own acts , an avenging Nemesis . In the detail of his drama Milton is often reminiscent of the ancients . He employs , though sparingly ...
... ancient Ate - who impairs their judgments and makes them bring on themselves , by their own acts , an avenging Nemesis . In the detail of his drama Milton is often reminiscent of the ancients . He employs , though sparingly ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
I | 117 |
PARADISE REGAINED AND SAMSON AGONISTES | 268 |
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