Oliver Sacks, as he is dying, shares Milton’s wonder at a night sky “powdered with stars.”
Tag Archives: Paradise Lost
Milton’s Satan Invades Charleston
Once again, light has attracted darkness in America with the Charleston church killings. John Milton describes how this dynamic works in “Paradise Lost” and Leslie Marmon Silko does so as well in “Ceremony.”
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Satan: Freedom Fighter Turned Dictator
“Paradise Lost” can function as a lesson in how freedom fighters become dictators. It also shows what we must do to resist this tendency.
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Milton Cautions vs. Scientific Arrogance
One of my science students found a way to examine her frustrations at her limited knowledge by looking at Satan and Eve in “Paradise Lost.”
Why Read Lit? Let Me Count the Reasons
I grapple today about why it is essential to read lit. And what happens to us when we don’t.
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How to View Prejudice in the Classics
How to handle instances of prejudice in the classics? Let the values battles fly.
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Sports Autographs & Locks of Hair
Fans’ obsession with autographs are like the Baron’s obsession with Belinda’s locks in “Rape of the Lock.”
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Reading Lit through the Eyes of Others
Reading literature through the eyes of others brings special pleasures and insights.
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Paradise Lost (Scott Bates’ Mole Version)
Scott Bates’ animal fable about an epic mole parodies “Paradise Lost” and provides a skeptical look at poetry and religion.
