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13 - Paradise Lost, Book III
13 - Paradise Lost, Book III
In this second lecture on Book Three of Paradise Lost, the dialogue between God and the Son in heaven is explored with p... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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16 - Paradise Lost, Books VII-VIII
16 - Paradise Lost, Books VII-VIII
This lecture on Books Seven and Eight of Paradise Lost focuses on Milton's account of the Creation. The poet's persisten... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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15 - Paradise Lost, Books V-VI
15 - Paradise Lost, Books V-VI
The description of human sexual hierarchy in Book Four of Paradise Lost is contrasted with the depiction of angelic hier... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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10 - God and Mammon: The Wealth of Literary Memory
10 - God and Mammon: The Wealth of Literary Memory
This second lecture on Paradise Lost looks at hell and its inhabitants, as depicted in Books I and II. Milton's struggle... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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12 - The Blind Prophet
12 - The Blind Prophet
This lecture focuses on the invocation to light at the beginning of Book Three of Paradise Lost. Milton's factual and fi... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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11 - The Miltonic Smile
11 - The Miltonic Smile
Milton's characteristic use of simile is explored in Books One and Two of Paradise Lost. Particular attention is paid to... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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03 - Credible Employment
03 - Credible Employment
This lecture examines the role and meanings of the word vocation in Milton's life-long meditation on (and concern for) w... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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06 - Lycidas
06 - Lycidas
Milton's poem Lycidas is discussed as an example of pastoral elegy and one of Milton's first forays into theodicy. The p... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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04 - Poetry and Virginity
04 - Poetry and Virginity
Milton's first publication, A Mask Presented at Ludlow Castle, is examined. Milton's vision of a poet's heaven in Ad Pat... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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05 - Poetry and Marriage
05 - Poetry and Marriage
This second lecture on Milton's masque probes its complex depictions of virginity and chastity. The version of the masqu... Read more
8 Oct 2009
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