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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... subsequent works . The greatest single Hexameron from the point of view of the writers in- fluenced by it , probably was that composed by Basil . Am- brose , himself of Basil's school , perhaps held second place during the Renaissance ...
... subsequent works . The greatest single Hexameron from the point of view of the writers in- fluenced by it , probably was that composed by Basil . Am- brose , himself of Basil's school , perhaps held second place during the Renaissance ...
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... subsequent justification of God had lost in effectiveness if extended beyond its three hundred and sixty verses . Moreover , relatively few lines were required to transport Satan to the opening which topped the outer shell , to carry ...
... subsequent justification of God had lost in effectiveness if extended beyond its three hundred and sixty verses . Moreover , relatively few lines were required to transport Satan to the opening which topped the outer shell , to carry ...
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... subsequent and extremely brief references to the mountain of the Garden , two in Book XI and a third in Book XII , employed details drawn from the Amara of Heylyn and Purchas : And on the east side of the garden place , Where entrance ...
... subsequent and extremely brief references to the mountain of the Garden , two in Book XI and a third in Book XII , employed details drawn from the Amara of Heylyn and Purchas : And on the east side of the garden place , Where entrance ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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