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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... known the tradition which gave heart and blood to Milton's epic . The better known the tradition , the greater our opportunity to understand the poet and his work . Truly to revere Milton is not to praise a character born in part of ...
... known the tradition which gave heart and blood to Milton's epic . The better known the tradition , the greater our opportunity to understand the poet and his work . Truly to revere Milton is not to praise a character born in part of ...
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... known printer's ornament . Partially supporting this figure stood the Pla- tonic idea of God , or the Son , as the architect of the universe , a conception alluded to by Milton in Book VIII . Both the figure and the idea previously had ...
... known printer's ornament . Partially supporting this figure stood the Pla- tonic idea of God , or the Son , as the architect of the universe , a conception alluded to by Milton in Book VIII . Both the figure and the idea previously had ...
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... known of the invisible college at Oxford , but must have been aware of the stated meetings which began at Gresham College , London , shortly after the Restoration . Similarly , he could not have been ignorant of the pro- tection , and ...
... known of the invisible college at Oxford , but must have been aware of the stated meetings which began at Gresham College , London , shortly after the Restoration . Similarly , he could not have been ignorant of the pro- tection , and ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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