A Milton HandbookG. Bell, 1929 - 304 pages |
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Page 142
... regarding the function and pur- pose of poetry as he has proposed it for himself , showing , incidentally , that he is now undecided both as to the form and substance of his work . The passage is given in full in the Appendix . 1640-42 ...
... regarding the function and pur- pose of poetry as he has proposed it for himself , showing , incidentally , that he is now undecided both as to the form and substance of his work . The passage is given in full in the Appendix . 1640-42 ...
Page 244
... regarding his versi- fication . It should be said at the outset that the most complete scientific description of Miltonic prosody carries us but a little way toward an understanding of the total effect produced by his poetry . Rhythm ...
... regarding his versi- fication . It should be said at the outset that the most complete scientific description of Miltonic prosody carries us but a little way toward an understanding of the total effect produced by his poetry . Rhythm ...
Page 278
... regarding his life work , a resolution which we may associate with his coming of age in the same month in which the Latin poem was written . The poem On the Nativity followed immediately after , in earnest of his future devotion to the ...
... regarding his life work , a resolution which we may associate with his coming of age in the same month in which the Latin poem was written . The poem On the Nativity followed immediately after , in earnest of his future devotion to the ...
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