In “His Dark Materials” Pullman turns Milton’s “Paradise Lost” on its head. The fallen angels are the good guys.
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Angels in Pullman’s Fantasy
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Satan’s Attempt to “Own” God
Milton’s Satan and Trump have a special reward for their followers: in exchange for having given of their principles, they receive sadistic thrills.
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Angels at Our Bird Feeders
A Scott Bates Christmas poem about birds as ornaments–and angels–on bird feeder Christmas trees.
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Fantasy, a Portal to the Numinous
People are often drawn to fantasy in our post-Enlightenment world because they hunger for the numinous.
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