Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic

(Book #12 in the Twayne's Masterwork Studies Series)

By Francis C. Blessington

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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.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0805780203

ISBN13:9780805780208

Release Date:January 1988

Publisher:Twayne Publishers

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

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Criticism & Theory Education Education & Reference Education & Training Europe Fantasy Epics History & Criticism Movements & Periods Poetry Study Study & Teaching Study Aids Study Guides Study Skills Studying & Workbooks Wales

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