Milton's Theatrical Epic: The Invention and Design of Paradise LostHarvard University Press, 1980 - 161 頁 "In the analysis of Milton's artistry as an epic poet, John G. Demaray offers a fresh perspective on one of the world's great epic poems. Placing 'Paradise Lost' against the background of Renaissance theatrical and literary forms- of Renaissance theatrical and literary forms- pageants, baroque spectacles, masques, musical dramas, and Continental heroic works- Mr. Demaray offers the first extended critical reading of the poem as a unique theatrical epic incorporating heroic conventions, theological materials, and elements of visual pageantry. He examines Milton's early experiments in prophetic verse and theatrical forms, the poet's exposure to Italian theater and art during travels posure to Italian theater and art during travels in 1638-39, and the influence of classical, continental, and British works upon evolving drafts of 'Paradise Lost'. He then analyzes the text as theatrical and epic narrative, focusing on the realm of Hell and its archfiend, Adam, and Eve in their marriage bower, Heaven and its godhead, and the pageant of Adam's Fall. He relates the epic in new ways to the writings of Jonson, Dryden, and others. Readers interested in seventeenth-century literature, Renaissance and baroque theater, the epic, religious writings, and the creative processes of Milton's imagination will all find many original insights in this fine book."- John G. Demaray. |
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第 89 頁
... angels . Thus , the symbolic " holy Light " invoked in Book III , though open to many dimensions of mean- ing , is contextually defined as the " offspring of Heav'n first - born , / Or of th ' Eternal Coeternal beam " ( 1-2 ) . Unlike ...
... angels . Thus , the symbolic " holy Light " invoked in Book III , though open to many dimensions of mean- ing , is contextually defined as the " offspring of Heav'n first - born , / Or of th ' Eternal Coeternal beam " ( 1-2 ) . Unlike ...
第 90 頁
... angels ( Book VI ) , and the Son's role in creating the universe ( Book VII ) —are presented by the angel Ra- phael in flashbacks as explanations to Adam of epochs of divine history . Although Raphael's speeches eulogize the Son's power ...
... angels ( Book VI ) , and the Son's role in creating the universe ( Book VII ) —are presented by the angel Ra- phael in flashbacks as explanations to Adam of epochs of divine history . Although Raphael's speeches eulogize the Son's power ...
第 94 頁
... angels in his role as Lord . " That day , as other solemn days , " the epic narrator avers after the Son has been shown forth and exalted , the angels engaged " In song and dance about the sacred Hill " ( 618-619 ) . Consequently , when ...
... angels in his role as Lord . " That day , as other solemn days , " the epic narrator avers after the Son has been shown forth and exalted , the angels engaged " In song and dance about the sacred Hill " ( 618-619 ) . Consequently , when ...
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