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The Metaphoric Structure of Paradise Lost

The Metaphoric Structure of Paradise Lost

Paperback

Medical ReferenceLiterary CriticismGeneral Poetry

ISBN10: 1421434733
ISBN13: 9781421434735
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Published: Feb 1 2020
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.65
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

Originally published in 1962. The rise of metaphoric criticism is a reaction against a previous critical preoccupation with psychology and time. Milton spatialized time, thoroughly mastering a metaphoric technique. Professor Cope, after discussing the influences that shaped Milton's aesthetic, systematically examines the structural components of Paradise Lost--light, darkness, and vertical movement--and finds that they imitate, metaphorically, the overall theme of the epic. To test further the implications of his hypothesis, Cope turns to two unsettled points in Miltonic exegesis: Milton's muse and the dialogue in Heaven.

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