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Paradise Lost: Revision history


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  • curprev 12:1912:19, 20 May 2024โ€Ž Vulnicurum talk contribsโ€Ž m 54,297 bytes +12โ€Ž โ†’โ€ŽSynopsis: Milton does not believe sex for pleasure is inherently wrong (see both his Divorce Tracts as well as Adam's conversation with Raphael, who makes it clear to Adam that the angels do have sex although they cannot reproduce. Clearly, that cannot be sinful.). This is also how he solves a key problem in the Genesis text. The problem is not sex for pleasure, but lustful (i.e. sinful) sex, which results in the experience being deeply unpleasant for both Adam and Eve. undo

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  • curprev 12:3412:34, 26 December 2023โ€Ž 47.197.242.35 talkโ€Ž 52,937 bytes +7,114โ€Ž โ†’โ€ŽMorality: A) Added a few qualifiers. E.g. added โ€œsomeโ€ in front of โ€œreadersโ€ to correctly convey that some readers, not all readers had difficulty. B) All 4 authors did not say they thought Satan was the โ€œtrue heroโ€ of the poem. What they held in common was viewing Satan as โ€œa heroโ€ of it. C) Clarified that Blakeโ€™s own views on Satan differed from his interpretation of Miltonโ€™s intent. D) Added Lewisโ€™s rebuttal of Carey. E) Added more details on Empsonโ€™s criticism; plus rebuttals of him. undo Tag: Visual edit

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