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... contrast between free will and the claims by Satan and his followers that the world and God are governed by necessity and chance . Free will was a controversial issue of the age ; influenced by Calvin's teachings on predestination , the ...
... contrast between free will and the claims by Satan and his followers that the world and God are governed by necessity and chance . Free will was a controversial issue of the age ; influenced by Calvin's teachings on predestination , the ...
Page 171
... contrast and parody . The first half of the epic treats of the cause of the Fall and is dominated by Satan ; the second half treats of the Fall itself and divine providence . Oppositional contrasts include heaven and hell , the Son of ...
... contrast and parody . The first half of the epic treats of the cause of the Fall and is dominated by Satan ; the second half treats of the Fall itself and divine providence . Oppositional contrasts include heaven and hell , the Son of ...
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... contrast Dryden's earlier verse , in Astraea Redux and Annus Mirabilis , is much richer in poetic figures , conceits and word play . III Later poetry : odes , translations and epistles Dryden's awareness that the new , unlike the old ...
... contrast Dryden's earlier verse , in Astraea Redux and Annus Mirabilis , is much richer in poetic figures , conceits and word play . III Later poetry : odes , translations and epistles Dryden's awareness that the new , unlike the old ...
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