The Old English Genesis and Milton’s Paradise Lost: the characterisation of Satan

The aim of this study is to determine whether and to what extent the English poet John Milton may have been influenced in the composition of Paradise Lost by the Old English poem known as Genesis B. The paper will examine similarities and dif-ferences in the characterisation of Satan and of the temp...

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Main Author: Elisa Ramazzina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDUCatt 2016-07-01
Series:L'Analisi linguistica e letteraria
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Online Access:http://www.analisilinguisticaeletteraria.eu/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Elisa_Ramazzina-The-Old-English-Genesis-and-Milton%E2%80%99s-Paradise-Lost-ALL_1_2016.pdf