In which I discuss whether Hurricane Milton is punishing Florida for banning Milton’s “Paradise Lost”?
Tag Archives: John Milton
Hurricane Milton and the Bad Angels
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And Took from Thence a Rib
In “Paradise Lost,” Milton does interesting things with Adam’s rib and the creation of Eve.
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The Debate: How Will Trump Fare?
In tonight’s debate, Trump will not have the adulatory audience to which he has become accustomed. Somewhat like Milton’s Satan when he returns to Hell.
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Milton’s Sin as a Symbol for the GOP
A “Paradise Lost” phrase, delivered by the character Sin, sums up today’s GOP.
Remembering My Eldest 24 Years Later
A Mary Oliver poem about grieving as I remember my eldest, who died 24 years ago on this day.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "No Voyage", Adonais, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Beowulf, death and grieving, death of a child, In Memoriam, Lycidas, Mary Oliveer, Percy Shelley, T. S. Eliot, Waste Land Comments closed
Imagining a New Creation
In “Green Gospel,” Gatta imagines notions of sin and salvation applied to nature.
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Erotic Dreams of a Wild Sea
Dickinson’s “Wild Nights” is an astonishing love poem, perfect for Valentine’s Day.
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Florida School Pulls Paradise Lost
A Florida County has pulled “Paradise Lost” from the shelves. It’s true that the work has “sexual content.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Bacchae, Book banning, canon wars, censorship, Euripides, Paradise Lost, Ron DeSantis, Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison Comments closed
