Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic EpicTwayne Publishers, 1988 - 144 páginas In Paradise Lost, his poetic retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, John Milton sought to create a Christian parallel to the classical works of Homer and Virgil. His achievement remains the undisputed masterpiece of the epic for in English. Francis Blessington's Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic clarifies the complexities of the poem and highlights its relevance to our own time as well as Milton's. |
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Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic Francis C. Blessington,Francis C.. Blessington Sin vista previa disponible - 1988 |
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