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1 online resource (x, 382 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-370) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- A brief history of Satan -- The epic voice -- Follow the leader -- "My self am Hell" -- Satan's rebellion -- The language of "evil" -- Of man's first Dis -- Homer in Milton: the attendance motif and the Graces -- Satan temper -- "If they will hear" -- At the sign of the dove and serpent -- "Full of doubt I stand": the structures of Paradise lost -- Conclusion: signs portentous. |
| Summary |
The Satan of Paradise Lost has fascinated generations of readers. This book attempts to explain how and why Milton's Satan is so seductive. It reasserts the importance of Satan against those who would minimize the poem's sympathy for the devil and thereby make Milton orthodox. Neil Forsyth argues that William Blake got it right when he called Milton a true poet because he was "of the Devils party" even though he set out "to justify the ways of God to men." In seeking to learn why Satan is so alluring, Forsyth ranges over diverse topics--from the origins of evil and the relevance of witchcraft t. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Characters -- Devil.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674. |
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Devil. |
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Characters -- Satan. |
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Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost. |
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Milton, John, 1608-1674 -- Personnages -- Démon. |
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Paradise lost (Milton, John) |
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Epic poetry, English -- History and criticism.
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Epic poetry, English. |
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Fall of man in literature.
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Fall of man in literature. |
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Devil in literature.
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Devil in literature. |
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Good and evil in literature.
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Good and evil in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1500-1700 |
| Indexed Term |
JSTOR-DDA |
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MILTON, JOHN, 1608- 1674. PARADISE LOST |
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CHRISTIAN POERTY, ENGLISH HISTORY AND CRITICISM |
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EPIC POERTY, ENGLISH HISTORY AND CRITICISM |
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MILTON, JOHN, 1608- 1674 CHARACTERS DEVIL |
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DEVIL IN LITERATURE |
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EVIL IN LITERATURE |
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Multi-User. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Forsyth, Neil, 1944- Satanic epic. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2003 0691113394 9780691113395 (DLC) 2002025138 (OCoLC)49260993 |
| ISBN |
9781400825233 (electronic book) |
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1400825237 (electronic book) |
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0691113394 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780691113395 |
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