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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... means of the emergence of tranquillity out of perturba- tion , but also by means of the development of a regular prosodic pat- tern , a pattern in harmony with itself . Then follows the second resolution — the resolution to the second ...
... means of the emergence of tranquillity out of perturba- tion , but also by means of the development of a regular prosodic pat- tern , a pattern in harmony with itself . Then follows the second resolution — the resolution to the second ...
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... means by which the conflict is resolved . In " Elegia Tertia " the poet has a vision of the Bishop in Heaven because of the chronological sequence of night - sleep - dreams - vision , and because such a vision of the deceased is a usual ...
... means by which the conflict is resolved . In " Elegia Tertia " the poet has a vision of the Bishop in Heaven because of the chronological sequence of night - sleep - dreams - vision , and because such a vision of the deceased is a usual ...
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... means of their structure , a force which carried them to their resolutions , so Samson Agonistes , from the first entry of the blind Samson to the peaceful closing speech of the Chorus , moves forward through structural progressions ...
... means of their structure , a force which carried them to their resolutions , so Samson Agonistes , from the first entry of the blind Samson to the peaceful closing speech of the Chorus , moves forward through structural progressions ...
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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