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Wed, 4 Jun 2008 05:04:48 en-us <![CDATA[This question needs to be on the discussion board so more people will...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/group/discuss/am-trying-find-milton-poem-about-death-second-3365#2 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/group/discuss/am-trying-find-milton-poem-about-death-second-3365#2 Wed, 4 Jun 2008 05:04:48 PST <![CDATA[I am trying to find a Milton poem about the death of a second parent and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/group/discuss/am-trying-find-milton-poem-about-death-second-3365 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/group/discuss/am-trying-find-milton-poem-about-death-second-3365 Tue, 3 Jun 2008 03:08:29 PST <![CDATA[The hero of a piece of literature is usually the protagonist, or main...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/who-epic-s-hero-satan-adam-25465 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/who-epic-s-hero-satan-adam-25465 Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:41:33 PST <![CDATA[Who is the epic's hero in "Paradise Lost"? Satan? Adam?]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/who-epic-s-hero-satan-adam-25465 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/who-epic-s-hero-satan-adam-25465 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:06:35 PST <![CDATA[Milton was a staunch believer in Liberty, from his opposition to the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/wht-ways-does-milton-use-situations-characters-25061 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/wht-ways-does-milton-use-situations-characters-25061 Tue, 27 May 2008 08:10:54 PST <![CDATA[In what ways does Milton use the situations and characters in...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/wht-ways-does-milton-use-situations-characters-25061 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/wht-ways-does-milton-use-situations-characters-25061 Tue, 27 May 2008 05:38:43 PST <![CDATA[The standard definition of an epic, or heroic poem, is that it is a...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-charactoristics-paradise-lost-make-an-epic-19687 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-charactoristics-paradise-lost-make-an-epic-19687 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:13:04 PST <![CDATA[What characteristics of "Paradise Lost" make it an epic?]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-charactoristics-paradise-lost-make-an-epic-19687 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-charactoristics-paradise-lost-make-an-epic-19687 Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:27:48 PST <![CDATA[One thing that defines a piece of literature as a classic is its...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:45:02 PST <![CDATA[Aside from Beowulf, Paradise Lost is the first poem of epic proportions...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:04:36 PST <![CDATA[ There are many aspects that could be explored as to why this piece is...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:35:26 PST <![CDATA[Why is Paradise Lost considered to be a classic?]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/why-paradise-lost-considered-classic-15703 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:13:49 PST <![CDATA[There are tons of Biblical allusions, since it is basically the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/does-milton-use-any-allusions-paradise-lost-11221 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/does-milton-use-any-allusions-paradise-lost-11221 Fri, 9 Nov 2007 13:02:31 PST <![CDATA[does milton use any allusions in paradise lost?]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/does-milton-use-any-allusions-paradise-lost-11221 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/does-milton-use-any-allusions-paradise-lost-11221 Fri, 9 Nov 2007 09:52:40 PST <![CDATA[Strictly speaking, an epic is a long narrative poem on a great and...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/characteristics-paradise-lost-book-9-an-epic-7053 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/characteristics-paradise-lost-book-9-an-epic-7053 Sat, 3 Nov 2007 13:16:14 PST <![CDATA[came across a site at www.greatpath.org which seems to explain the...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/where-does-danger-lurk-paradise-and-how-do-adam-1663 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/where-does-danger-lurk-paradise-and-how-do-adam-1663 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 20:33:49 PST <![CDATA[Characteristics of Paradise Lost book 9 as an Epic?]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/characteristics-paradise-lost-book-9-an-epic-7053 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/characteristics-paradise-lost-book-9-an-epic-7053 Sun, 9 Sep 2007 07:28:53 PST <![CDATA[Milton also tells us the subject of his poem is the original sin...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-purpose-paradise-lost-poem-5127 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-purpose-paradise-lost-poem-5127 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:35:53 PST <![CDATA[Raised Catholic for most of his life, Milton converted to Protestantism...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-purpose-paradise-lost-poem-5127 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-purpose-paradise-lost-poem-5127 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:08:29 PST <![CDATA[In Book I John Milton calls upon the muses to inspire him so that he...]]> http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-purpose-paradise-lost-poem-5127 http://www.enotes.com/paradise-lost/q-and-a/what-purpose-paradise-lost-poem-5127 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:19:57 PST