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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Page 39
... followed the classical pattern in their description of the battle in heaven . In harmony with Valmarana , Vondel , and others , Milton made Gabriel , Raphael , and Uriel associates of Michael . He likewise followed predecessors in the ...
... followed the classical pattern in their description of the battle in heaven . In harmony with Valmarana , Vondel , and others , Milton made Gabriel , Raphael , and Uriel associates of Michael . He likewise followed predecessors in the ...
Page 146
... followed a practice used elsewhere in the epic , particularly in the latter two - thirds of Book VII . He first paraphrased either Scripture or a standard interpretation of the verses involved , and secondly developed a comple- mentary ...
... followed a practice used elsewhere in the epic , particularly in the latter two - thirds of Book VII . He first paraphrased either Scripture or a standard interpretation of the verses involved , and secondly developed a comple- mentary ...
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... followed the Bible . A more exact statement , however , is that in the major part of these books he frequently followed various inter- pretations of Scripture which had appeared in commentary and literary paraphrase . It was such works ...
... followed the Bible . A more exact statement , however , is that in the major part of these books he frequently followed various inter- pretations of Scripture which had appeared in commentary and literary paraphrase . It was such works ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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