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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... period represented the length of His crucifixion , usually given as the twelve hours which elapsed between the deliverance of Christ to Pilate and His removal from the Cross . Somewhat similarly , the con- trasting period stood for the ...
... period represented the length of His crucifixion , usually given as the twelve hours which elapsed between the deliverance of Christ to Pilate and His removal from the Cross . Somewhat similarly , the con- trasting period stood for the ...
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... period of which Phillips spoke must have preceded the year 1657. The period obviously was one wherein Milton lacked a regular amanuensis , and , as Mr. James Holly Hanford has shown , he employed Jeremie Picard as a permanent scribe ...
... period of which Phillips spoke must have preceded the year 1657. The period obviously was one wherein Milton lacked a regular amanuensis , and , as Mr. James Holly Hanford has shown , he employed Jeremie Picard as a permanent scribe ...
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... period of composition which he described preceded the year 1657. Nor does this interpretation contradict the statement that about 1655-56 Milton began to be ' seriously and mainly employed ' with Paradise Lost . Moreover , it is our ...
... period of composition which he described preceded the year 1657. Nor does this interpretation contradict the statement that about 1655-56 Milton began to be ' seriously and mainly employed ' with Paradise Lost . Moreover , it is our ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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