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Reviewed on September 1, 2017 | Arts and Humanities
In his book Milton and the Idea of the Fall (2005), Poole (English, New Coll., Oxford Univ.; John Aubrey and the Advancement of Learning) examined John Milton's treatment of the element of the Fall in his works, especially in Paradise Lost (1667). Here Poole ranges widely in theme and narrowly in focus, concentrating on a single poem yet showing how Milton's earlier works led to the epic's creation. The first part of this book presents an intellectu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More