Structure in Milton's Poetry: from the Foundation to the PinnaclesMilton's skill in constructing poems whose structure is determined, not by rule or precedent, but by the thought to be expressed, is one of his chief accomplishments as a creative artist. Professor Condee analyzes seventeen of Milton's poems, both early and late, well and badly organized, in order to trace the poet's developing ability to create increasingly complex poetic structures. Three aspects of Milton's use of poetic structure are stressed: the relation of the parts to the whole and parts to parts, his ability to unite actual events with the poetic situation, and his use and variation of literary tradition to establish the desired structural unity. |
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Page 69
... appears as merely a grumpy old man , the younger will appear , in trying to ap- pease and persuade him , as either comic or servile . Yet an inevitable and central element of the poem is the clash between the young poet's lofty concept ...
... appears as merely a grumpy old man , the younger will appear , in trying to ap- pease and persuade him , as either comic or servile . Yet an inevitable and central element of the poem is the clash between the young poet's lofty concept ...
Page 157
... appear to be subtle appeals to the spirit , while the third temptation appears to be a crude attempt at violence . But the third temptation , the moment on the pinnacle , is climactic not as an act by Satan 157 Paradise Regained.
... appear to be subtle appeals to the spirit , while the third temptation appears to be a crude attempt at violence . But the third temptation , the moment on the pinnacle , is climactic not as an act by Satan 157 Paradise Regained.
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... appears in disguise at I. 314 , the poem never for an instant pretends that the disguise is effective : " But now an aged man in Rural weeds , / Following , as seem'd , the quest of some stray Ewe . " The scene is reminiscent of the ...
... appears in disguise at I. 314 , the poem never for an instant pretends that the disguise is effective : " But now an aged man in Rural weeds , / Following , as seem'd , the quest of some stray Ewe . " The scene is reminiscent of the ...
Contents
The Dynamic Structure of Paradise Lost | 5 |
The Early Latin Poems and Lycidas | 21 |
The Fair Infant Elegia Quinta | 43 |
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