The protagonist of this Protestant epic is the fallen angel Satan. From a modern perspective it may appear that Milton presents Satan sympathetically, as an ambitious and prideful being who defies his tyrannical creator, omnipotent God, and wages war on Heaven, only to be defeated and cast down. Some critics regard the character of Satan as a Byronic hero.
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Paradise Lost by John Milton
The protagonist of this Protestant epic is the fallen angel Satan. From a modern perspective it may appear that Milton presents Satan sympathetically, as an ambitious and prideful being who defies his tyrannical creator, omnipotent God, and wages war on Heaven, only to be defeated and cast down. Some critics regard the character of Satan as a Byronic hero.
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Paradise Lost by John Milton
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BN ID: | 2940149501076 |
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Publisher: | aqeel aslam |
Publication date: | 05/30/2014 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
File size: | 358 KB |
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