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

[Tim Strzechowski]

Terrance sed:
>
> Sorry, I don't know where this going. Or where it came from so .... MJ
> suggests that I re-read some books, but I don't have the time to do
> that.
>


Realizing this isn't Milton-L, this may not interest some of the P-listers.
BUT, for anyone who cares, some good books regarding Milton and _Paradise
Lost_ are:

William Empson, _Milton's God_ (out-of-print, but if you can nab a used
copy, it's worth it!)

Barbara Lewalski, _The Life of John Milton _ (outstanding critical
biography)

Stanley Fish, _Surprised by Sin: The Reader in Paradise Lost_ (not a big
Fish fan ... or a big Phish fan, for that matter ... but this text raises
excellent issues regarding how to read Milton's epic)

Stanley Fish, _How Milton Works_  (ditto)

The *only* edition of PL one should have, imo:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0393962938/qid=1059236229/sr=1
-2/ref=sr_1_2/002-2922103-1428818?v=glance&s=books


And, if anyone is in the Chicagoland area around December 9th and would care
to drop by the 5th Annual Milton Marathon:
http://www.argo217.k12.il.us/departs/english/milton/milton2001.htm


Tim