Milton Criticism: Selections from Four CenturiesJames Thorpe Rinehart, 1950 - 376 pages This book is an invitation to the reading of Milton. The major portion of the volumes consists of sixteen extended essays and studies from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries." -- Preface. |
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Page 73
... angels and of man ; of angels good and evil ; of man in his innocent and sinful state . Among the angels , the virtue of Raphael is mild and placid , of easy condescension and free communication ; that of Michael is regal and lofty ...
... angels and of man ; of angels good and evil ; of man in his innocent and sinful state . Among the angels , the virtue of Raphael is mild and placid , of easy condescension and free communication ; that of Michael is regal and lofty ...
Page 199
... angels simply fall astonished ; the tumult of chaos is stilled in a moment . But there is only one figure in Paradise Lost whose strength is shown through conflict and endurance . This 19 Paradise Lost , vi . 834-43 , 853-4 . 20 Ibid ...
... angels simply fall astonished ; the tumult of chaos is stilled in a moment . But there is only one figure in Paradise Lost whose strength is shown through conflict and endurance . This 19 Paradise Lost , vi . 834-43 , 853-4 . 20 Ibid ...
Page 260
... angels from heaven is the result of the conflict between the two Images -in so far as there can be any conflict between the state which is in utter union with Omnipotence and the state which is only in union with itself - if that , and ...
... angels from heaven is the result of the conflict between the two Images -in so far as there can be any conflict between the state which is in utter union with Omnipotence and the state which is only in union with itself - if that , and ...
Contents
Preface | 3 |
Joseph Addison Six Spectator PAPERS ON Paradise Lost | 23 |
Jonathan Richardson EXPLANATORY NOTES AND REMARKS | 54 |
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