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A review by nusighba
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained by John Milton
3.0
"For never can true reconcilement grow,
Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep;
Which would but lead me to a worse relapse
And heavier fall: so should I purchase dear
Short intermission bought with double smart."
Based on the rivalry between Satan and God, angels and demons, the outcast of Adam and Eve, the comeback of Jesus, and a few greek mythologies, "Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained" is a complicatedly beautiful collection of blank verses holding immense depth. It took me a good two months to finish this. I never knew stories could be turned into poetry and still hold the same appeal, or even more.
John Milton sure did address the supremacy of God, his power and nobility, but not as much as he did Satan's rationales. He did not tag Satan as merely, Satan. He talked about him reigning over hell, the Pandamonium, gave him traits other than just being evil, often sympathizing with him, and as the 18th century English poet William Blake said, “The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels & God, and at liberty when of Devils & Hell, is because he was a true Poet and of the Devil's party without knowing it.”
This 17th century style poetry might have been a little strenous for me to understand and almost made me want to give up halfway, but I'm glad I didn't.
Where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep;
Which would but lead me to a worse relapse
And heavier fall: so should I purchase dear
Short intermission bought with double smart."
Based on the rivalry between Satan and God, angels and demons, the outcast of Adam and Eve, the comeback of Jesus, and a few greek mythologies, "Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained" is a complicatedly beautiful collection of blank verses holding immense depth. It took me a good two months to finish this. I never knew stories could be turned into poetry and still hold the same appeal, or even more.
John Milton sure did address the supremacy of God, his power and nobility, but not as much as he did Satan's rationales. He did not tag Satan as merely, Satan. He talked about him reigning over hell, the Pandamonium, gave him traits other than just being evil, often sympathizing with him, and as the 18th century English poet William Blake said, “The reason Milton wrote in fetters when he wrote of Angels & God, and at liberty when of Devils & Hell, is because he was a true Poet and of the Devil's party without knowing it.”
This 17th century style poetry might have been a little strenous for me to understand and almost made me want to give up halfway, but I'm glad I didn't.