A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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... century . Taken as a whole , the Miltonism of the eighteenth century is an ex- traordinarily varied and complex phenomenon . I shall here attempt to set forth only a few of its outstanding phases . THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ESTIMATE OF ...
... century . Taken as a whole , the Miltonism of the eighteenth century is an ex- traordinarily varied and complex phenomenon . I shall here attempt to set forth only a few of its outstanding phases . THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY ESTIMATE OF ...
Page 260
... century critical discussion of Milton concerned his versification . The issue as to the respective merits of blank verse and rhyme was one of long standing . Milton himself in the foreword to Paradise Lost , had thrown out a challenge ...
... century critical discussion of Milton concerned his versification . The issue as to the respective merits of blank verse and rhyme was one of long standing . Milton himself in the foreword to Paradise Lost , had thrown out a challenge ...
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... century . Il Penseroso is sometimes held account- able for the eighteenth century passion for poetic melancholy . This is hardly true , for the work of the " Graveyard School " antedated the vogue of Milton's minor poems , and its ...
... century . Il Penseroso is sometimes held account- able for the eighteenth century passion for poetic melancholy . This is hardly true , for the work of the " Graveyard School " antedated the vogue of Milton's minor poems , and its ...
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