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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... interpretation of Isaiah and Ezekiel previously discussed . Following Augustine , Abelard named Satan as the prince who ruled over many angels , and added that he was the most illus- trious among the spirits . Quoting Gregory the Great ...
... interpretation of Isaiah and Ezekiel previously discussed . Following Augustine , Abelard named Satan as the prince who ruled over many angels , and added that he was the most illus- trious among the spirits . Quoting Gregory the Great ...
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... interpretation of the verses involved , and secondly developed a comple- mentary ( or supplementary ) version generally more ex- tended than the original . For his account of the Garden , Milton versified a conventional interpretation ...
... interpretation of the verses involved , and secondly developed a comple- mentary ( or supplementary ) version generally more ex- tended than the original . For his account of the Garden , Milton versified a conventional interpretation ...
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... interpretation — that ' Adam fell on the eighth day of his creation , that day seven - night wherein he was made . ' For his separate temptations , Milton selected the periods advocated by the two most authoritative interpretations ...
... interpretation — that ' Adam fell on the eighth day of his creation , that day seven - night wherein he was made . ' For his separate temptations , Milton selected the periods advocated by the two most authoritative interpretations ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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