Paradise Lost: An Account of Its Growth and Major OriginsParadise 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 14
... mention in passing Satan's rebellion , but largely ignored the creation of the world and the events of Biblical history . By largely confining action to develop- ment of one major subject , treatments of the Fall achieved greater ...
... mention in passing Satan's rebellion , but largely ignored the creation of the world and the events of Biblical history . By largely confining action to develop- ment of one major subject , treatments of the Fall achieved greater ...
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... .. his treasure - trove . To compare in detail such obvious similarities seems gratuitous . However , I mention : ransacked the center— ransacked deeply in her bosom ; with impious hands - MINOR STRUCTURAL PATTERNS 261.
... .. his treasure - trove . To compare in detail such obvious similarities seems gratuitous . However , I mention : ransacked the center— ransacked deeply in her bosom ; with impious hands - MINOR STRUCTURAL PATTERNS 261.
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... mention the conviction of Mr. E. M. W. Tillyard that Books I - III are closely related in mood and spirit to the great Second Defense , published in the spring of 1654. The Hymn to Light at the beginning of Book III , he regards as a ...
... mention the conviction of Mr. E. M. W. Tillyard that Books I - III are closely related in mood and spirit to the great Second Defense , published in the spring of 1654. The Hymn to Light at the beginning of Book III , he regards as a ...
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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