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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... chapter presents ex- amples of Milton's use of structural patterns similar to those employed within works well - known to him . The subsequent chapters , XI and XII , review the pre - epic stages of Paradise Lost , and discuss the time ...
... chapter presents ex- amples of Milton's use of structural patterns similar to those employed within works well - known to him . The subsequent chapters , XI and XII , review the pre - epic stages of Paradise Lost , and discuss the time ...
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... chapter may suggest , the conventional story of God's creating the world frequently included the basic themes presented so effec- tively in Book VIII . CHAPTER IV THE RAPHAEL - ADAM DIALOGUES So skilfully did THE CREATION 67.
... chapter may suggest , the conventional story of God's creating the world frequently included the basic themes presented so effec- tively in Book VIII . CHAPTER IV THE RAPHAEL - ADAM DIALOGUES So skilfully did THE CREATION 67.
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... chapter ' De Phantasia , ' and discussed at length the power of evil spirits over human fancy and imagination . Psellus declared in De Operatione Daemonis , Chapter XII , that devils whisper to our minds , not speaking so loudly that ...
... chapter ' De Phantasia , ' and discussed at length the power of evil spirits over human fancy and imagination . Psellus declared in De Operatione Daemonis , Chapter XII , that devils whisper to our minds , not speaking so loudly that ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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