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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... early as Philo ( A. D. 40 ) , and grew both in popularity and diversity of treatment until some decades after 1600. Largely the creation of early Christian Fathers , it remained a favorite with medieval writers , who frequently included ...
... early as Philo ( A. D. 40 ) , and grew both in popularity and diversity of treatment until some decades after 1600. Largely the creation of early Christian Fathers , it remained a favorite with medieval writers , who frequently included ...
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... early hexamera . With major themes of the early hexamera , Christian writers of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries joined a variety of conceptions and episodes . The additions came chiefly from medieval theology , but the ...
... early hexamera . With major themes of the early hexamera , Christian writers of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries joined a variety of conceptions and episodes . The additions came chiefly from medieval theology , but the ...
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... early Seventeenth and preceding Centuries . This powerful lit- erary genre took its rise from the integrated contributions of unnumbered writers . Beginning as unrelated interpre- tations of scattered passages of Scripture , the ...
... early Seventeenth and preceding Centuries . This powerful lit- erary genre took its rise from the integrated contributions of unnumbered writers . Beginning as unrelated interpre- tations of scattered passages of Scripture , the ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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