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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... thought of , which verses were intended for the beginning of a tragedy which he had designed , but was diverted from ... thought of ' - if by the last was meant ' fifteen or sixteen years be- fore Milton thought of Paradise Lost ...
... thought of , which verses were intended for the beginning of a tragedy which he had designed , but was diverted from ... thought of ' - if by the last was meant ' fifteen or sixteen years be- fore Milton thought of Paradise Lost ...
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... thought was Platonic - if there is agreement as to what Platonic thought may be - to such an extent was Platonism to be found in the tradition which chiefly nourished Paradise Lost . Contrary to popular con- ception , Milton did not ...
... thought was Platonic - if there is agreement as to what Platonic thought may be - to such an extent was Platonism to be found in the tradition which chiefly nourished Paradise Lost . Contrary to popular con- ception , Milton did not ...
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... thought rejected , we read primarily his musical word and phrase . Having so divorced word and thought , now as Sir Herbert Grierson , and again as Mr. Eliot , we easily assume that Milton did likewise . Our present century cannot feel ...
... thought rejected , we read primarily his musical word and phrase . Having so divorced word and thought , now as Sir Herbert Grierson , and again as Mr. Eliot , we easily assume that Milton did likewise . Our present century cannot feel ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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