ENGL 220: Milton
Lecture 09 - Paradise Lost, Book I. The invocation to Paradise Lost is read and analyzed. Milton's tenure as Latin Secretary under the Puritan government, his subsequent imprisonment upon the restoration of the monarchy, and his blindness are all briefly discussed. The poet's subsequent choice of a religious subject, rather than a nationalist one, for his epic is considered in light of the failure of the Puritan regime. His radical poetics, including his stance against rhyme and his unique use of enjambment and double syntax, is closely examined. Elements of the radical philosophy of monism, present in his depiction of angelic bodies, are identified and discussed at length. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 09 - Paradise Lost, Book I |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. "Paradise Lost": The Fall of Adam, Eve and the Rebel Angels |
| [00:08:56] | 2. "Paradise Lost": A Powerful Defense against Lateness |
| [00:13:44] | 3. "First": A Strategy of Retrospective Anticipation |
| [00:23:14] | 4. "Paradise Lost": Radical Theology |
| [00:28:25] | 5. "Paradise Lost": Thoughts Unconstrained by Grammar |
| References |
| Lecture 9 - Paradise Lost, Book I Instructor: Professor John Rogers. Handout: Paradise Lost, Book I [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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