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I very recently picked up Dante, and got on an online course to help with it. I had some bravado about lit and thought, "hey, Milton is next!" Now, I'm all thr
by AlbertCory 3y ago
I very recently picked up Dante, and got on an online course to help with it. I had some bravado about lit and thought, "hey, Milton is next!"
Now, I'm all through Inferno and Purgatorio, and I gotta say, Paradiso is not turning out to be all that compelling for me. Milton? Not so sure anymore.
- minkzilla 3y agoWhat online course are you doing and would you recommend it? I am reading more "classics" recently and was thinking I need more context and discussion. Reading them alone something feels like it is missing.
- AlbertCory 3y agohttps://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/dantes-divine-comedy https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/dantes-divine-comedy it's OK. You might find a better one.
- eszed 3y agoYou'll have a similar experience with Milton - though he's very much worth it. An orthodox believer (including, probably, Milton and Dante) would say that it's because humans have no experience with absolute Good, so it's impossible to imaginatively "get". That's as may be, but I still encourage you to give "Paradise Lost* a try: Milton's use of the English language is unmatched by anyone, ever.
- AlbertCory 3y agohttps://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/liberal-arts-and-sciences/milton-s-paradise-lost-a-poem-about-life/20232_LIT-47-B https://continuingstudies.stanford.edu/courses/liberal-arts-... starting next week!