ENGL 220: Milton
Lecture 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 figurative understanding of his blindness is traced through his letters, Sonnet XXII, and the later epic Samson Agonistes. Particular emphasis is placed on the transformation of blindness in the corpus from a spiritual punishment to a poetic gift. The implications of biographical interpretations of literature are also touched upon. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 12 - The Blind Prophet |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Introduction: Milton's Blindness |
| [00:04:47] | 2. How Milton and His Contemporaries Interpreted His Blindness |
| [00:17:35] | 3. Light and the Creation Account: Comparing Milton and The Book of Genesis |
| [00:39:09] | 4. Blindness Explored in "Samson Agonistes" |
| References |
| Lecture 12 - The Blind Prophet Instructor: Professor John Rogers. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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