Milton's Epic Voice: The Narrator in Paradise LostUniversity of Chicago Press, 1983 M10 15 - 187 pages Although Paradise Lost is one of the greatest poems in the English language, it is also among the most difficult and intimidating, especially to unsophisticated readers. One of the most accessible critical studies of Paradise Lost—and one frequently recommended by those teaching Milton—is Anne Ferry's Milton's Epic Voice. |
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Contents
The Question of Meaning | 1 |
I Tone The Bird and the Blind Bard | 20 |
II Point of View and Comment | 44 |
III Simile and Catalogue | 67 |
IV Sacred Metaphor | 88 |
V Allegory and Parody | 116 |
VI Vision as Structure | 147 |
Conclusion | 179 |
Notes | 183 |
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