A Milton HandbookAppleton-Century-Crofts, 1961 - 465 pages |
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Page 12
... literature ; and my appetite for knowledge was so voracious , that , from twelve years of age , I hardly ever left my studies , or went to bed before midnight . This primarily led to my loss of sight . My eyes were naturally weak , and ...
... literature ; and my appetite for knowledge was so voracious , that , from twelve years of age , I hardly ever left my studies , or went to bed before midnight . This primarily led to my loss of sight . My eyes were naturally weak , and ...
Page 249
... literature Greek drama is the most conspicuous in its structural influence on Para- dise Lost . The way to such influence was opened by the fact that Milton's more particular theme , the fall of man , found closer parallels in classical ...
... literature Greek drama is the most conspicuous in its structural influence on Para- dise Lost . The way to such influence was opened by the fact that Milton's more particular theme , the fall of man , found closer parallels in classical ...
Page 252
... literature which interprets the Biblical account of the creation , inter- mingling with simple exegesis an immense amount of phil- osophical and scientific material from various sources . " 1 Among the writers of such commentaries were ...
... literature which interprets the Biblical account of the creation , inter- mingling with simple exegesis an immense amount of phil- osophical and scientific material from various sources . " 1 Among the writers of such commentaries were ...
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