Epic Poetry and Psychological Complexity (was NPPF Canto 1: 1-4 some random notes)

[Terrance]

pynchonoid wrote:
> 
> --- Michael Joseph <mjoseph at rci.rutgers.edu> wrote:
> Michael's explanation to
> > Adam as being assaulted
> > by a schoolyard bully who won't get off you until
> > you say that he's the
> > Lord God, Creator of the Universe. You might say it,
> > but afterwards you're
> > likely to remain unconvinced. ;)
> 
> Tell it to Job.

Why tell it to Job? It's nonsense! The analogy is meaningless unless
you've not read the book in question are simply out to say that Milton's
God or the Christian God generally is some sort of cruel and unjust
Master who sends his angels (be these in heaven or hell) out to kick
humans around. Well, that might make some sense if you were talking
about some other myth, say one of the Greek myths, but this kind of
reading of PL is nothing but crap. If you want to take the time to read
the book (some 900 lines that might be worth comparing and
contrasting--I'm with Jbor on the merits of PF--with Shade's poem).