Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-370) and index
Introduction -- A brief history of Satan -- The epic voice -- Follow the leader -- "My self am Hell" -- Satan's rebellion -- The language of "evil" -- Of man's first Dis -- Homer in Milton: the attendance motif and the Graces -- Satan temper -- "If they will hear" -- At the sign of the dove and serpent -- "Full of doubt I stand": the structures of Paradise lost -- Conclusion: signs portentous
The Satan of Paradise Lost has fascinated generations of readers. This book attempts to explain how and why Milton's Satan is so seductive. It reasserts the importance of Satan against those who would minimize the poem's sympathy for the devil and thereby make Milton orthodox. Neil Forsyth argues that William Blake got it right when he called Milton a true poet because he was "of the Devils party" even though he set out "to justify the ways of God to men." In seeking to learn why Satan is so alluring, Forsyth ranges over diverse topics--from the origins of evil and the relevance of witchcraft t
The Satan of Paradise Lost has fascinated generations of readers. This book attempts to explain how and why Milton's Satan is so seductive. It reasserts the importance of Satan against those who would minimize the poem's sympathy for the devil and...
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The Satan of Paradise Lost has fascinated generations of readers. This book attempts to explain how and why Milton's Satan is so seductive. It reasserts the importance of Satan against those who would minimize the poem's sympathy for the devil and thereby make Milton orthodox. Neil Forsyth argues that William Blake got it right when he called Milton a true poet because he was "of the Devils party" even though he set out "to justify the ways of God to men." In seeking to learn why Satan is so alluring, Forsyth ranges over diverse topics--from the origins of evil and the relevance of witchcraf
CONTENTS; PREFACE; INTRODUCTION; 1. A BRIEF HISTORY OF SATAN; 2. THE EPIC VOICE; 3. FOLLOW THE LEADER; 4. "MY SELF AM HELL"; 5. SATAN'S REBELLION; 6. THE LANGUAGE OF "EVIL"; 7. OF MANS FIRST DIS; 8. HOMER IN MILTON: THE ATTENDANCE MOTIF AND THE GRACES; 9. SATAN TEMPTER; 10. "IF THEY WILL HEAR"; 11. AT THE SIGN OF THE DOVE AND SERPENT; 12. "FULL OF DOUBT I STAND": THE STRUCTURES OF PARADISE LOST; CONCLUSION: SIGNS PORTENTOUS; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;
