1. Just reading books 1-3 of Paradise Lost and have to agree with Blake that Satan is the real hero of the book.
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Replying to @marcatracy
@marcatracy On level of authorial intent, Milton meant Satan to be evil. But narrative logic undermined that intent.1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@marcatracy The StanleyFish thesis (in Surprisd by Sin) contends Milton wanted to seduce us w/the lure of evil& then prompt regret2 replies 3 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @RonRosenbaum1
@RonRosenbaum1@marcatracy Agree that this was Milton strategy but undermined by fact Milton's God is a self-satisfied prig.3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@marcatracy Agree,as u said difficulty of portraying goodness. I still think Empson's *Milton's God* is the most provocative.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @RonRosenbaum1
@RonRosenbaum1@marcatracy "Milton's God" is great, provocative and a little unhinged. No one writes books like that anymore.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
@RonRosenbaum1 @marcatracy Did Hitchens ever write about Empson? Hitchens atheist arguments/rhetoric very similar to "Milton's God."
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