Structure in Milton's Poetry: from the Foundation to the PinnaclesMilton's skill in constructing poems whose structure is determined, not by rule or precedent, but by the thought to be expressed, is one of his chief accomplishments as a creative artist. Professor Condee analyzes seventeen of Milton's poems, both early and late, well and badly organized, in order to trace the poet's developing ability to create increasingly complex poetic structures. Three aspects of Milton's use of poetic structure are stressed: the relation of the parts to the whole and parts to parts, his ability to unite actual events with the poetic situation, and his use and variation of literary tradition to establish the desired structural unity. |
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But before we can look at these matters in detail , three main cruces which have recurred in the criticism of Comus demand discussion : ( 1 ) the poem's title ; ( 2 ) its genre ; and ( 3 ) its “ center .
William Riley Parker supplies us with a useful middle ground from which to consider the genre of Comus : " Comus was never once intended to be a part of the adult masque tradition . It is instead a lovely off - spring , with a ' genius ...
his masque is helpful in understanding Comus for several reasons . First , of course , there are numerous superficial resemblances to Comus — the presence of Lady Alice Egerton in both casts , the use of the Circe myth , and the ...
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Miltons Poetical Architecture | 1 |
The Early Latin Poems and Lycidas | 21 |
The Fair Infant Elegia Quinta | 43 |
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