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 13
... lines beginning with verse 1066. Next , he borrowed from lines close to verse 900. The Spanish poet then moved to verse 550 , later to 450 , until such successive steps brought him near the opening . We shall note later that not ...
... lines beginning with verse 1066. Next , he borrowed from lines close to verse 900. The Spanish poet then moved to verse 550 , later to 450 , until such successive steps brought him near the opening . We shall note later that not ...
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... lines are a number of themes sacred to the general tradition to which these verses belonged : the high place accorded intellect or reason ( God's image in man ) ; the beliefs that man was the ruler of woman and should not be directed or ...
... lines are a number of themes sacred to the general tradition to which these verses belonged : the high place accorded intellect or reason ( God's image in man ) ; the beliefs that man was the ruler of woman and should not be directed or ...
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... lines from Paradise Lost both italicized and twice printed . Although the poet employed them in the first position , they can be shifted to the second without any alteration of line , and with improved continuity . In short , they ...
... lines from Paradise Lost both italicized and twice printed . Although the poet employed them in the first position , they can be shifted to the second without any alteration of line , and with improved continuity . In short , they ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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