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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... important , a theme with distinct dramatic possibilities . This theme also possessed an enrichment brought by centuries of writers , together with the prestige and emotional values which only long use can provide a literary tradition ...
... important , a theme with distinct dramatic possibilities . This theme also possessed an enrichment brought by centuries of writers , together with the prestige and emotional values which only long use can provide a literary tradition ...
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... important and human characters , and above all , universal significance . Because of its great appeal , writers of all nations not only presented the temptation at length , but also enhanced it by addition of a multiplicity of secondary ...
... important and human characters , and above all , universal significance . Because of its great appeal , writers of all nations not only presented the temptation at length , but also enhanced it by addition of a multiplicity of secondary ...
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... important angels , the versatile Uriel . First a warrior against Satan , and next a Presence and watcher before God's throne , Uriel later served both as Regent of the sun , and the revealer of cosmological secrets . As the associate of ...
... important angels , the versatile Uriel . First a warrior against Satan , and next a Presence and watcher before God's throne , Uriel later served both as Regent of the sun , and the revealer of cosmological secrets . As the associate of ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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