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 21
... rebellion of Satan , and the resulting battle in heaven , Milton devoted one - eighth of Paradise Lost . By placing such emphasis upon the revolt of the angels , he sacrificed the support of contemporary Protestant theol- ogy . He ...
... rebellion of Satan , and the resulting battle in heaven , Milton devoted one - eighth of Paradise Lost . By placing such emphasis upon the revolt of the angels , he sacrificed the support of contemporary Protestant theol- ogy . He ...
Page 248
... rebellion and battle in heaven utilized in general those patterns which either were traditional or had been employed by writers well - known during the Seventeenth Century . There remained , however , a num- ber of apparently unique ...
... rebellion and battle in heaven utilized in general those patterns which either were traditional or had been employed by writers well - known during the Seventeenth Century . There remained , however , a num- ber of apparently unique ...
Page 286
... rebellion and fall ' became ' the battle and victory in heaven , ' a title reminiscent of Rupert's De Victoria Verbi Dei . Adam Unparadised had no act divisions , but following the corrected precedent established by Peck in 1740 , these ...
... rebellion and fall ' became ' the battle and victory in heaven , ' a title reminiscent of Rupert's De Victoria Verbi Dei . Adam Unparadised had no act divisions , but following the corrected precedent established by Peck in 1740 , these ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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