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Blake's and Shelley's Reader Responses to Milton's Satan in Paradise Lost.
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Noud, Jennifer, Department of English
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This study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are...
Show moreThis study surveys William Blake's and Percy Bysshe Shelley's reader responses of Satan in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Blake and Shelley were both Romanticists and were highly captivated with the character of Satan. Their critiques of Milton's Satan are evident through their works. Blake's works that are examined are "The Marriage of Heaven and Hell," an eleven-page poem, Milton, an epic poem, and the illuminated printings of Milton's Paradise Lost. Shelley's works that are studied are Prometheus Unbound, a closet lyrical drama, and "A Defense of Poetry" which is an essay. Blake and Shelley believed that Satan was the proper hero of Milton's Paradise Lost. They both critiqued Milton's Satan by finding several imperfections in Paradise Lost. Both tried to surpass Milton by creating their own perfect version of Milton's Satan. Shelley goes a step beyond Blake when designing his Satan by producing a new tragic hero that does not have a hamartia.
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Date Issued
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2013
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FSU_migr_uhm-0234
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Teenage Rebellion: The Ideological State Apparatus in Young Adult Literature Origins.
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Abshier, Kristine Lake, Department of English
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This thesis examines the presence of anti-Ideological State Apparatus (ISA) themes in three influential young adult literature novels: The Catcher in the Rye, A Separate Peace, and To Kill a Mockingbird. Due to their time of publishing, this project refers to these books as origins of American young adult literature. Through use of reader-response theory, I find that the novels encourage readers to seek a place outside ISAs for the remainder of their adolescence and approaching adulthood.
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2015
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FSU_migr_uhm-0524
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