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  2. Paradise Lost - Wikipedia

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    The Archangel Raphael with Adam and Eve (Illustration to Milton's "Paradise Lost"), William Blake (1808). Raphael is an archangel who is sent by God to Eden in order to strengthen Adam and Eve against Satan. He tells a heroic tale about the War in Heaven that takes up most of Book 6 of Paradise Lost. Ultimately, the story told by Raphael, in ...

  3. A Preface to Paradise Lost - Wikipedia

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    Gustave Doré, Adam and Eve, c. 1866, illustration to Paradise Lost. Chapter 16, "Adam and Eve", explains the portrayal of Adam and Eve in Paradise Lost as wise and mature, rather than "innocent" in the sense of "childish". [3] Chapter 17, "Unfallen Sexuality", discusses whether Milton succeeded in his portrayal of human sexuality in its ...

  4. Milton's Prosody - Wikipedia

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    Bridges begins with a detailed empirical analysis of the blank verse of Paradise Lost, and then examines the changes in Milton's practice in his later poems Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes. A third section deals with 'obsolete mannerisms'. The final section of the book presents a new system of prosody for accentual verse.

  5. Radical struggles and revolution: The book unearthing the ...

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    THE READING LIST: Orlando Reade’s fascinating history of John Milton’s epic shows that Paradise Lost may still be a poem for our times, writes Claire Allfree

  6. Paradise Lost in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Paradise Lost is an important element to the Season 1, Episode 9, "Planets Aligned" of the Canadian TV Series, Flashpoint as some of the characters mention quotes from it in the episode. Paradise Lost comes into play in the third season of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with strong references to the book including an episode named after it.

  7. John Milton's poetic style - Wikipedia

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    Illustration for Paradise Regained. The Miltonic verse (also Miltonic epic or Miltonic blank verse) was a highly influential poetic style and structure popularized by John Milton. Although Milton wrote earlier poetry, his influence is largely grounded in his later poems: Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.

  8. Hulu's 'Paradise' gets lost in high-concept silliness: Review

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    More "Lost" Season 7 than "Lost" Season 1. It's hard to discuss the plot without revealing spoilers, but our hero is Xavier Collins (Brown), a secret service agent with a heart of pure gold.

  9. What is the ‘Paradise’ plot twist everyone is talking about?

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    From the creator of “This Is Us” and “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” Dan Fogelman's Hulu drama starring Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden includes a wild plot twist.