John Milton’s ‘Chaotic’ Satan

• Authors: Jabłoński Tomasz
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

This article investigates the affinity between the characters of Satan and Chaos in JohnMilton’s Paradise Lost. My aim is to show the connections between those characters that appear surprising in the light of Milton’s professed theodicy. On closer inspection certain contradictions become manifest, which may enable analysis of the epic not usually advocated by Miltonic criticism. I propose a fusion of more or less customary Paradise Lost’s criticism with 20th century’s existential philosophy exemplified by Nicolai Berdjaev.

Keywords

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Milton; Satan; chaos; Paradise Lost

• Publisher: Institute of English Studies, University of Warsaw
• Journal: Anglica. An International Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2017
• Issue: 26/1
• Pages: 23-41

Contributors

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Jabłoński Tomasz