Paradise Lost: An Account of Its Growth and Major OriginsRussell & Russell, 1963 - 362 pages Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books with minor revisions throughout. |
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... beliefs . As Reginald Scot observed in 1584 , one group of schoolmen held that Satan stood four ' instants , ' or periods of time , and a larger group maintained that ' he fell the third instant . ' The latter group supported its belief ...
... beliefs . As Reginald Scot observed in 1584 , one group of schoolmen held that Satan stood four ' instants , ' or periods of time , and a larger group maintained that ' he fell the third instant . ' The latter group supported its belief ...
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... belief that before Deity built this world , ' he built a hell ' for the ungodly . Subse- quently , he described as without beginning , without center , and without end the chaos from which came the universe . Having declared no void or ...
... belief that before Deity built this world , ' he built a hell ' for the ungodly . Subse- quently , he described as without beginning , without center , and without end the chaos from which came the universe . Having declared no void or ...
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... belief was scarcely the conventional one . The traditional conception was that which Milton set forth in the epic ... belief . As stated by Scot in the Discovery , the belief held ' that the bodies of spirits and devils can feel and be ...
... belief was scarcely the conventional one . The traditional conception was that which Milton set forth in the epic ... belief . As stated by Scot in the Discovery , the belief held ' that the bodies of spirits and devils can feel and be ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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