The Epic Muse: The 'Ramayana' and 'Paradise Lost'

action Adam angels appear asks asura battle become beginning Bharata brings brother called cause Chapter character clear comes compares course Criticism Dasaratha death deeds describes desire divine English epic episode evidence evil eyes fact fall Father fight fire follows fruit give gods goes hand Hanuman Heaven Hell Hence hero heroic human husband Ibid inasmuch Indian instance Kaikeyi Kamban king knows lady Lakshmana Lanka later leads leaves lines literary lived means Milton mind narration nature never offer opens Paradise Lost passion plot poem poet poetry points praises prove Rajam's edition Rama Rama's Ramayana Ravana realise reason reference sage Satan says scene sense shows significant Sita Sita's speaks story structure suffer Tamil tells theme thought tion tradition tree true turns University Vali Valmiki Vibhishana virtue voice wonder