The Shadow of Heaven, Matter, and Stance in Milton's Poetry |
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... human being who reflects or serves them through absorbing their qualities into his life , they are capable of being personified , figured , made emblematic . They are nonetheless " involved in humanity , " realizable only in human ...
... human being who reflects or serves them through absorbing their qualities into his life , they are capable of being personified , figured , made emblematic . They are nonetheless " involved in humanity , " realizable only in human ...
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... Humanity is partly abstracted by the poet into its essence or its most human qualities . It appears in clearly defined kinds and acts : sensuous man and contemplative man ; pastoral , literary , and philosophic man ; and creative man ...
... Humanity is partly abstracted by the poet into its essence or its most human qualities . It appears in clearly defined kinds and acts : sensuous man and contemplative man ; pastoral , literary , and philosophic man ; and creative man ...
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... humanity . Once the human stance has been confirmed in heavenly reality , the original " true " stance triumphantly returns . In and around these three stances in their convergent and divergent dispositions , human doubts , pleas , and ...
... humanity . Once the human stance has been confirmed in heavenly reality , the original " true " stance triumphantly returns . In and around these three stances in their convergent and divergent dispositions , human doubts , pleas , and ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
and Il Penseroso Arcades and At a Solemn | 21 |
Full Consort in On the Morning of Christs Nativity | 27 |
Copyright | |
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action Adam Adam's already angels answer appear asks audience Battle in Heaven become begins Book cause celebration choice choose Chorus Christ Christian close Comus considers continue course creation creative death despair direct divine doubt dream earth Eden elect enacted epic eternal evil fall fallen fear final follow gift glory God's greater harmony Heaven Hell hero hope human immortal indicates insists intimated judge judgment knowledge later lead light loss Lycidas man's matter meaning Milton mind mortal move nature offer once opposed original Paradise Lost Paradise Regained past pattern perhaps physical poem poet poetry present promise question Raphael readers realize reason receive renewal Samson Satan says seems sense setting shepherds Son's song spiritual stance stand suggests supply takes temptation thou thought tion true turn voice