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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... ultimate aesthetic and mystical power.1 Al- though Wittreich himself does not specifically make the point , his discussion of the way the poem's circular rhyme scheme relates to musical patterns suggests a more appro- priate tone for ...
... ultimate aesthetic and mystical power.1 Al- though Wittreich himself does not specifically make the point , his discussion of the way the poem's circular rhyme scheme relates to musical patterns suggests a more appro- priate tone for ...
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... ultimate wisdom and justice of God's ways . How Milton set about implementing this aspect of his poem is my subject . Why he chose to do it may be ascer- tained if we look briefly at the well - known patristic tradition of biblical ...
... ultimate wisdom and justice of God's ways . How Milton set about implementing this aspect of his poem is my subject . Why he chose to do it may be ascer- tained if we look briefly at the well - known patristic tradition of biblical ...
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... ultimate and basic compo- nents and laws , 4 Milton wished to " reassert eternal providence " ( italics added ) and demonstrates man's God - given ability to create 3. In Les Métamorphoses du cercle ( Paris , 1961 ) , Georges Poulet ...
... ultimate and basic compo- nents and laws , 4 Milton wished to " reassert eternal providence " ( italics added ) and demonstrates man's God - given ability to create 3. In Les Métamorphoses du cercle ( Paris , 1961 ) , Georges Poulet ...
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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