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... poem Paradise Lost , in which his " grand style " is used with superb power ; its characterization of Satan is one ... poem he had just written , his first great poem in English , " On the Morning of Christ's Nativity . " Such a poem ...
... poem Paradise Lost , in which his " grand style " is used with superb power ; its characterization of Satan is one ... poem he had just written , his first great poem in English , " On the Morning of Christ's Nativity . " Such a poem ...
Page 142
... poets Blake and Shelley launched the " Satanist " misinterpretation of Paradise Lost and made its author , like ... poem's real hero ) . On the other hand , other critics - also concentrating on the epic - threw overboard Milton's ...
... poets Blake and Shelley launched the " Satanist " misinterpretation of Paradise Lost and made its author , like ... poem's real hero ) . On the other hand , other critics - also concentrating on the epic - threw overboard Milton's ...
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... poem ; in his solution , the rhythmic com- plexity , the melodic range of tones , and variations in volume will depend ultimately upon his own musical lan- guage . Also open to the composer's interpretation is the versification of the poem ...
... poem ; in his solution , the rhythmic com- plexity , the melodic range of tones , and variations in volume will depend ultimately upon his own musical lan- guage . Also open to the composer's interpretation is the versification of the poem ...
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