Heroic Knowledge: An Interpretation of Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes |
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... Milton they have given us cannot be quite the same Milton who is emerging to my contemporaries . He will not be the same Milton to my juniors . How could it be otherwise ? And who would want to deny each age its immediate and indi ...
... Milton they have given us cannot be quite the same Milton who is emerging to my contemporaries . He will not be the same Milton to my juniors . How could it be otherwise ? And who would want to deny each age its immediate and indi ...
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... Milton's own definition from the Christian Doc- trine . " Magnanimity is shown , " says Milton , " when , in seeking or avoiding , the acceptance or refusal of riches , advantages , or hon- ors , we are actuated by a regard to our own ...
... Milton's own definition from the Christian Doc- trine . " Magnanimity is shown , " says Milton , " when , in seeking or avoiding , the acceptance or refusal of riches , advantages , or hon- ors , we are actuated by a regard to our own ...
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... Milton's sense of reli- gious ( or literary ) decorum . By shifting his emphasis to the drama of choice , the necessity of imminent action in the world , Milton has been able to use richly the defining power of evil , and to post- pone ...
... Milton's sense of reli- gious ( or literary ) decorum . By shifting his emphasis to the drama of choice , the necessity of imminent action in the world , Milton has been able to use richly the defining power of evil , and to post- pone ...
Contents
SOME PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS | 3 |
THE VIRTUES | 17 |
PREPARATIONS AND THE FIRST ENCOUNTER | 36 |
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