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 310
... Book IV ; the latter two - thirds of Book VIII ; the first and final quarters of Book IV ; the latter third of Book V ; and the whole of Book VI . In the abandoned tragedy , Milton opened with a theme taken from Adam Unparadised - that ...
... Book IV ; the latter two - thirds of Book VIII ; the first and final quarters of Book IV ; the latter third of Book V ; and the whole of Book VI . In the abandoned tragedy , Milton opened with a theme taken from Adam Unparadised - that ...
Page 311
... Books VII - XII ( originally VII - X ) , definitely belongs to the period 1660- 1663. Book I - III may be assigned to the years 1655-1658 , together with those parts of Books IV and V not included in Adam Unparadised . As I have implied ...
... Books VII - XII ( originally VII - X ) , definitely belongs to the period 1660- 1663. Book I - III may be assigned to the years 1655-1658 , together with those parts of Books IV and V not included in Adam Unparadised . As I have implied ...
Page 319
... Book V mentioned only an unnamed and un- identified ' next subordinate , ' who served as adjutant ; and Book VI no subordinate whatsoever . The faithful Abdiel and Zophiel appeared only in these books , and the Gabriel who here ranked ...
... Book V mentioned only an unnamed and un- identified ' next subordinate , ' who served as adjutant ; and Book VI no subordinate whatsoever . The faithful Abdiel and Zophiel appeared only in these books , and the Gabriel who here ranked ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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