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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... Adam , and Adam , as master , transmitted the commandment to Eve , Milton made use of the opinion most common among theologians . To name its many advo- cates would be futile , and perhaps endless , but I may men- tion Ambrose ...
... Adam , and Adam , as master , transmitted the commandment to Eve , Milton made use of the opinion most common among theologians . To name its many advo- cates would be futile , and perhaps endless , but I may men- tion Ambrose ...
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... Adam and Eve , loss of desire to live or contemplation of suicide , heated quarrels , and self - recrimination . Descriptions of the quarrelling and self - recrimination of Adam and Eve were not uncommon in literary treatments of the ...
... Adam and Eve , loss of desire to live or contemplation of suicide , heated quarrels , and self - recrimination . Descriptions of the quarrelling and self - recrimination of Adam and Eve were not uncommon in literary treatments of the ...
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... Adam . Few sections of the poem are more charming than the lines on the evening star and the bower where Adam and Eve first lodged : Now came still ... Eve Conscience Act II . Draft III Lucifer contriving Adam's ruin . ADAM UNPARADISED 283.
... Adam . Few sections of the poem are more charming than the lines on the evening star and the bower where Adam and Eve first lodged : Now came still ... Eve Conscience Act II . Draft III Lucifer contriving Adam's ruin . ADAM UNPARADISED 283.
Contents
PREFACE LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX | 1 |
PART I | 17 |
THE BATTLE IN HEAVEN | 21 |
Copyright | |
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