The Mystical Design of Paradise LostIdentifies and discusses the thematic and structural aspects of the circular pattern underlying Milton's epic poem to elucidate its mystical meanings. |
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... temporal organization that now form the bulk of the opening and closing chapters of this book . I retain most of my original findings on the physical shape of Paradise Lost in chapter 2 , even though a not inconsider- able amount of the ...
... temporal organization that now form the bulk of the opening and closing chapters of this book . I retain most of my original findings on the physical shape of Paradise Lost in chapter 2 , even though a not inconsider- able amount of the ...
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... temporal — relating to the narrative or moral levels of the poem , to be sure , but ultimately bespeaking the mystical sense of God's providence and wisdom in working out the affairs of man . The circular design suits well with Renais ...
... temporal — relating to the narrative or moral levels of the poem , to be sure , but ultimately bespeaking the mystical sense of God's providence and wisdom in working out the affairs of man . The circular design suits well with Renais ...
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Abdiel Adam and Eve Adam's Aeneid allegorical anagogical antimetabole beauty Beelzebub beginning Book VIII Book XII burning lake celestial central Christ Christopher Ricks circular Commedia concept consonant created creation creative Dante darkness dawn death defines demons discussion divine Earth emphasis eternal Eve's evil example Fall fallen angels final Galileo Galileo Galilei garden God's Heaven heavenly Hell heroic historical light lines loss Lycidas man's McColley meaning Michael Milton describes Milton's epic mystical mythic narrative nature Neoplatonic night numerological overall Paradise Lost parallels passage perfect poem poem's poet poetic poetry provides Raphael relation relationship Renaissance return to Eden rhetorical Satan Satan returns says scheme section of Book sense shape significance spatial speech Structure of Paradise Studies style suggest symbolic syntax temporal thee things thir thou tion tradition universe verbal verse paragraph verse sentence victory vision Whaler