Tag Archives: John Milton

Milton Explains QAnon Fantasizing

By Robin Bates | Published: March 21, 2022

Milton’s Satan whispering into Eve’s ear as she sleeps is a lot like QAnon and Fox News whispering into the ears of gullible followers.

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Putin, Like Satan, Assaults Humankind

By Robin Bates | Published: March 6, 2022

Putin invading Ukraine is very much like Satan’s attack on Adam and Eve in Milton’s “Paradise Lost.”

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Satan’s Attempt to “Own” God

By Robin Bates | Published: January 6, 2022

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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Milton’s Satan and the Jan 6 Insurrection

By Robin Bates | Published: January 5, 2022

Trump and his followers rebelling against the Constitution is like Milton’s angels rebelling against God.

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Sin, Death, and a Pro-Covid GOP

By Robin Bates | Published: December 2, 2021

As the GOP becomes a pro-Covid party, they resemble Satan in “Paradise Lost,” unleashing death upon humankind.

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“What Is Truth?” He Asked of Truth Itself

By Robin Bates | Published: November 20, 2021

Cowper’s exploration of Truth takes Pilate’s question as its jumping off point.

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Hail 48 Years of Wedded Love

By Robin Bates | Published: June 9, 2021

As Julia and I celebrate our 48th wedding anniversary, I am put in mind of Milton’s celebration of “wedded love.”

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O Virgin Mother, Daughter of the Sun

By Robin Bates | Published: May 8, 2021

To celebrate Mother’s Day, here’s the moment in “Paradiso” when Dante meets Mary.

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Milton on Cancel Culture

By Robin Bates | Published: March 8, 2021

Yale professor Bromwich applies Milton to the cancel culture debate.

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