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A note on Milton's 'Lycidas.' (John Milton)

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From: ANQ
Date: 19941001
Author:Kalfatovic, Martin R.

John Milton's 'Lycidas' depicts the opposing forces of pagan Classics and Christianity through river deities and the 'pilot of the Galilean lake.' Milton introduces the river god Camus as a mediator between the two struggling extremes. He resolves the Classical/Christian learning dilemma by vesting superior watery powers on the Christian pilot. Milton suggests that death can be conquered by believing in the word of God in the Bible and going beyond learning.

The struggle between the pagan Classics and Christianity underlies much of Milton's poetry. In Lycidas, Milton achieves a tentative ...

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