21. Paradise Regained, Books I-II

Milton (ENGL 220)

This lecture treats the first two books of the sequel to Paradise Lost, Paradise Reqained. The difference in style and subject matter is described. The poem's depiction of the Son of God and Satan, specifically the characters' seeming inability to recollect any of the events of Paradise Lost or the Bible, is closely analyzed. At the lecture's conclusion, similarities between the Son's slowly developing sense of his identity and Milton's own narrative of his poetic development are examined.

00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction: "Paradise Regained"
07:45 - Chapter 2. Adam's Misinterpretation of The Protoevangelium
21:55 - Chapter 3. Jesus is Baptized by John the Baptist
37:47 - Chapter 4. "Paradise Regained": A Negation and Renunciation of "Paradise Lost"

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This course was recorded in Fall 2007.