Tag Archives: Paradise Lost

Angels in Pullman’s Fantasy

By Robin Bates | Published: June 7, 2022

In “His Dark Materials” Pullman turns Milton’s “Paradise Lost” on its head. The fallen angels are the good guys.

By Robin Bates | Published: April 10, 2022

The “ressentiment” that drives Iago to destroy Othello is present in our own society and equally destructive.

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.

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.”

By Robin Bates | Published: January 5, 2022

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

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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By Robin Bates | Published: November 20, 2021

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

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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By Robin Bates | Published: May 8, 2021

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