Milton's Poetry: Its Development in Time

according Adam allegory angel appears becomes beginning Book called Christ Christian classical close comes continuity contrary course creation criticism death distinction divine doctrine earth effect epic Eternity expect fall Father figure finally future God's grace hand heaven hope human idea Jesus John kind Kingdom language least less light live London Lord Lycidas meaning method Milton mind motion moving mysterious nature observes once opposites Paradise Lost Paradise Regained past pastoral patience perhaps poem poet present Providence question reader reason refers relation Renaissance represents resembles reveals Samson Satan says Scripture seems sense shadow soul speak stand temptation Testament theory things thou thought tion true truth turn types typological understanding virginity virtue vision wander whole writing York