“The Poetics and Form of Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’” - Dr. Benedict Whalen
Continuing our retreat on Paradise Lost, Benedict Whalen (Hillsdale College) spoke on September 3, 2026, about the nature and style of Milton’s verse. According to Milton, there are divinely authorized modes of poetic mimesis, which correspond to the creative arrangement of reality.
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