Philip Pullman based “Dark Materials” on “Paradise Lost” but came up with a theological muddle.
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Pullman Is of the Devil’s Party
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Last of Mohicans–America’s Great Epic?
An argument that “Last of the Mohicans” is the great American epic that 19th-century authors were striving to write.
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Satan Strikes Again, This Time in Aurora
The shootings in Aurora, Colorado call forth literary works about evil stalking the world, including “Beowulf” and “Paradise Lost.”
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Sin = Separation from Creation
Seeing sin more as human separateness from creation than as disobeying God may be a more powerful way to teach the concept to today’s students.
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A Bulimic Sees Herself in Milton’s Satan
One of my students who suffers from bulimia finds her condition mirrored in Satan’s rebellion against God.
The Most Delicious Feast Ever Served
For a description of a luscious Thanksgiving feast, turn to the luncheon that Eve prepares for Archangel Raphael in Book V of “Paradise Lost.”
A Paradise within Thee, Happier Far
By the end of “Paradise Lost,” John Milton has discovered a powerful response to suffering.
Lost Paradise Syndrome in Tucson
Spiritual Sunday As I teach Beowulf for the umpteenth time, I am struck once again by its beautiful rendition of the Genesis creation story. I’m also struck by how the invocation of that beauty calls forth human horror. Exploring the linkage provides some insight into the mass killings we have almost come to expect. The […]
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