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Paradise Lost,
discuss.

>> No.677386

Paradise regained/

>> No.677388

/thread

>> No.677399

anyone read and liked Samson Agonistes?

>> No.677491

Read Samson Agonistes. Didn't care for it.

Not really a Milton fan, mind. Paradise Lost I felt was some loser feeling a whole lot of (what the kids today would call) butthurt over the fact that his government didn't last. Whiny prick.

>> No.677544

But Satan to no threads took heed
But waxing more in rage replied...

>> No.677554

Badass pic is badass.

>> No.677572

Milton, thou shouldst be living at this hour,
England hath need of thee! She is a fen
Of stagnant waters. Altar, sword, and pen,
Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower,
Have forfeited their ancient English dower
Of inward happiness. We are selfish men;
Oh raise us up, return to us again,
And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power!
They soul was like a star and dwelt apart;
Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea,
Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free -
So didst thou travel on life's common way,
In cheerful godliness, and yet thy heart
The lowliest duties on itself did lay.

>> No.677761

>>677491
>>677399
it's just all about whether or not samson should become an hero, right up until he finally does.

>> No.678034

I'm almost done with Book 1. I started reading it a few months ago, then put it down becuase I felt it relied too heavily on allusion.

>> No.679325

MISOGYNY AT ITS ABSOLUTE FINEST