Unlike Samson, whose strength returns with his hair and whose blindness, though indignity and infirmity, is not absolute impotence, Wordsworth’s … More
Tag: Milton
157. (John Milton)
C.S. Lewis, in his imaginative reconsideration of a problem at the core of Paradise Lost, finds beauty and mystery in the … More
154. (William Wordsworth)
For Wordsworth, the ontological unity of which humankind forms a part at times inspires a longing for division, and at times … More
151. (William Empson)
Curiously, coming as late in the book as it does, the chapter on Bentley and Milton in Some Versions of Pastoral … More
146. (John Milton)
Reading Paradise Lost with a student, the chance to see more than before, vicariously through fresh eyes, has been most thrillingly felt … More
19. (John Milton)
The wryly and slyly passionate William Empson in Some Versions of Pastoral, at the end of the chapter on Milton and … More
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