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PL Sections for focus

PL Sections for focus. Books 1 and 2 Book 3 (lines 1-343) Books 4 and 5 Books 8 through 10 Book 12 (lines 1-649). Milton. Milton. We know quite a bit about him Marriage Blindness Political involvement. PL and Epic Form. What is an epic? How does PL engage with this genre?

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PL Sections for focus

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  1. PL Sections for focus • Books 1 and 2 • Book 3 (lines 1-343) • Books 4 and 5 • Books 8 through 10 • Book 12 (lines 1-649)

  2. Milton

  3. Milton • We know quite a bit about him • Marriage • Blindness • Political involvement

  4. PL and Epic Form • What is an epic? • How does PL engage with this genre? • Who is the “hero” in this epic?

  5. PL and Epic Convention • A look at the opening: “no middle flight” • Invocation of the Muse • In medias res • Epic similes • Drawing on other earlier works—page 1839

  6. Justify the Ways of God to men • Theodicy • Questions about the human situation • (Danielson) 1. God is all powerful • God is wholly good 3. There is evil in the world

  7. Milton’s Theodicy • Divine providence • Free will (III. 98-111)

  8. In medias res • In hell with Satan, I. 50 ff • Describing Satan: I. 192, I. 283 • PL’s dramatic roots • Satan addresses Beelzebub I. 84 • Depicting Satan, his followers and hell • Satan, determined never to do good: I. 159 • Wants to continue to “offend”: I. 187

  9. The convocation in Hell • I.315 • How to proceed: II.40-42 Moloch (I. 392; II. 50 ff.) Belial (I.490; II. 109) Mammon (I.678; II.229) Beelzebub (II. 299 ff.) The plot against Man (II.345ff.)

  10. Hell and Milton’s Politics Anti-monarchical? Satan as champion of this stance? Satan as hero: http://www.stjohns-chs.org/english/gothic/works/satanhero.html

  11. The Topography of Hell • Hell as actual place (II. 619) • Hell as figurative (à la Faustus) • I. 249ff

  12. Winter quarter class • Parzival • LTWL 172 • TuTh 12:30p - 1:50p

  13. Satan as Explorer • Colonial metaphor: II. 629 ff.

  14. Sin and Death Allegory Sin (II.648) Death (II. 667) Unholy Trinity Satan freed from Hell A path to Earth (II. 1024)

  15. Invocation Book III • Exploration of poetic authority • Autobiographical parallels (III. 22) • Parallels between narrator and Satan?

  16. Free Will • Free to fall (III. 97ff) • What kind of God is this?

  17. Paradise Threatened • Satan enters Paradise Important Epic Simile (IV. 180) He sees Adam and Eve (IV. 288) He is jealous (IV. 358)

  18. Eve • Milton: Misogynist or friend to women? • (Married) sexuality in Paradise (IV. 736) • Eve’s account of her creation (IV. 450 ff)

  19. Eve’s Dream (IV. 800 ff) • The Faculties • How does Eve experience her dream: V. 48ff • Is this fair?

  20. Raphael’s Visit • More discussion of free will as God sends him to Eden: V. 224ff and V. 525 ff • The War in Heaven related by Raphael

  21. Adam’s account of his creation • 8. 255 ff • He doesn’t quite understand how he comes into being, but assumes a maker (compare to Satan) • How does Adam’s account of his creation compare to Eve’s? • How does Adam view Eve? (8.546ff)

  22. Raphael’s final warning • The importance of reason and free will • 8. 633 ff.

  23. Book 9 • Change in tone—another focus on speaker • Disdaining Romance (IX. 30 ff.) • Satan the explorer once again

  24. The grail • A shameless plug for LTWL 172

  25. The Seduction of Eve • Satan’s descent (IX. 75 ff.) • Eve’s suggestion (IX. 205) • She argues that they have reason and can defend themselves • Eden were no Eden thus exposed 9.322-41

  26. The Seduction of Eve • Satan spies Eve 9.421-433 ff • Epic simile 9.445 • Satan almost stops 9.455 • Petrarchan address 9.532 • References to ancient oration 9.670 • Eve’s thoughts 9. 733 ff

  27. Adam’s Fall • Eve’s concern she will be replaced 9.826 • Adam’s reaction—goes slack 9.886 • Why does Adam disobey? • Lanyer, Eve’s Apology, page 1317

  28. The Fall • Lust enters the world 9. 1013 (Compare to 4. 736) • Comparison to Samson 9.1060 • Comparison to Indians 9. 1099 • They begin to blame one another

  29. Changes After the Fall • A. Adam and Eve divided • B. Sin and Death come into the World • C. Satan • 1. Rejoicing in Hell 10. 418 • 2. Punishment in Hell 10.500

  30. Adam and Eve Reunited • Adam’s despair 10. 725 • Eve’s reconciliation 10. 909 • Suicide? 10. 1000

  31. Book 12—Christian future • Archangel provides view of future • View of future kings 12.65 • Christ and Mary 12. 375 • Triumph over Death 12.420 • Fortunate Fall 12. 469 • Corrupt Church 12. 502

  32. Adam and Eve leave Eden • Paradise Within 12. 586 • Compare 1.254

  33. PL as Poem of Empire • Satan as explorer 2.440 • God “sovran Planter” 4.691 • Satan adventurer 10. 440 • Earth as New World: 2.403, 2.867, 4.34 • 4.133, 4.391, 10. 257, 10. 377

  34. PL as Poem of Empire • Columbus 9. 1116 • Montezuma 11.407 • God’s empire 1.114 • Nether empire 2.296 • Divided empire 4.111 • Eve as place/empire

  35. Review question: Themes in PL • Theodicy • Sin, death, evil • Questions of gender • Metaphors of exploration//empire • Contemporary religious/social issues • Poetry, poetic voice, genre….

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