Author : Ron Featheringill
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Tension Between Divine Will and Human Free Will in Milton and the Classical Epic Tradition by : Ron Featheringill
Download or read book The Tension Between Divine Will and Human Free Will in Milton and the Classical Epic Tradition written by Ron Featheringill and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tension existing between divine will and man's free will is a major theme in epic poetry, present in the Greek epics, Virgil's Aeneid, the Continental Renaissance epics, and Milton's Paradise Lost. The successful hero submits his will to the wills of the gods or God. Milton's treatment of human free will and his concept of heroism follow the epic tradition. The Puritan poet is not a rebel against the epic tradition as so many critics have affirmed.