Where to Find ‘Paradise Lost’
Here’s some information on how I’m reading and listening to Paradise Lost and on free ways of accessing the text – with links! Continue reading Where to Find ‘Paradise Lost’
Paradise Lost, Book IV: Highlights
The crisped brooks, / Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold, / With mazy error under pendant shades / Ran nectar Two things: the movement of the water and the environment through which it moves. To be honest, I just adore the phrase “pendant shades”. Milton mentions shade a lot, as opposed to shadow, which, I think, would point towards the thing making the … Continue reading Paradise Lost, Book IV: Highlights
Satan Has Feelings? (Paradise Lost IV)
I’m skipping Book III, the one where the Messiah vows to sacrifice himself to redeem mankind, because I didn’t really like it. Maybe at some point I’ll explore why that was but, in the meantime, SATAN. Continue reading Satan Has Feelings? (Paradise Lost IV)
Paradise Lost I & II: Highlights
“The broad circumference / Hung on his shoulders like the moon…”
Oh gosh – it’s just so pretty. I’ve even drawn a little heart next to it in my copy. I initially fell in love with the simile Continue reading Paradise Lost I & II: Highlights
Monuments & W.B. Yeats (Paradise Lost I & II)
In the true style of Epic, Book I contains a lengthy description of the construction of Pandemonium, Satan’s palace in Hell. Before he gets stuck in, though, Milton issues this warning to his readers: Continue reading Monuments & W.B. Yeats (Paradise Lost I & II)
I inevitably talk about Harry Potter (Paradise Lost I & II)
My favourite parts of Paradise Lost are the parts in which I recognise people being real people, which is why I found this hilarious. Beelzebub has just proposed that the angels send a champion to Earth to tempt mankind. Continue reading I inevitably talk about Harry Potter (Paradise Lost I & II)
The Absurd (Paradise Lost I & II)
Yesterday I watched a Comic Con presentation about metaphor and philosophy in Buffy which touched upon the Absurd: the conflict between the lack of meaning in the universe and our desire to search for it. So I had this concept close at hand as I started reading Paradise Lost and, lo and behold, I have thoughts! Continue reading The Absurd (Paradise Lost I & II)
How Long Can I Keep This Up? 