The Burial-places of Memory: Epic Underworlds in Vergil, Dante, and Milton |
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... Dead . Of Milton's poetry Macaulay memorably re- marked that " it acts like an incantation " : Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power . There would seem , at first sight , to be no more in his words than in ...
... Dead . Of Milton's poetry Macaulay memorably re- marked that " it acts like an incantation " : Its merit lies less in its obvious meaning than in its occult power . There would seem , at first sight , to be no more in his words than in ...
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... Dead , which reduces the hierarchy of priority yielded by the serial narrative of history to simultaneousness . In the underworld all pasts are made equally present . This reduction provides an op- portunity for a fresh start , in ...
... Dead , which reduces the hierarchy of priority yielded by the serial narrative of history to simultaneousness . In the underworld all pasts are made equally present . This reduction provides an op- portunity for a fresh start , in ...
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... dead weight ? The poor souls , How can they crave our daylight so ? " ( 965-69 ) “ Must we imagine " : the periphrastic construction is strong , even stronger perhaps than the translation suggests , for it is imper- sonal " Must it be ...
... dead weight ? The poor souls , How can they crave our daylight so ? " ( 965-69 ) “ Must we imagine " : the periphrastic construction is strong , even stronger perhaps than the translation suggests , for it is imper- sonal " Must it be ...
Contents
The Easy Descent from Avernus | 17 |
Language and History | 57 |
Traditions and the Individual Talent | 118 |
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