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- Title
Milton's "Transubstantiate": Interpreting the Sacrament in Paradise Lost.
- Authors
Grossman, Marshall
- Abstract
The article analyzes the poem "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. It focuses on the language of Milton's description of the meal shared by Adam and Eve with the angel Raphael in Book V of the poem, as well as the doctrine of transubstantiation and the sacrament of Communion. Other topics covered include man's relationship with God, Christian rituals, and divinity.
- Subjects
PARADISE Lost (Poem : Milton); MILTON, John, 1608-1674; TRANSUBSTANTIATION in literature; ADAM (Biblical figure); RAPHAEL (Archangel) in literature; LORD'S Supper in literature; GOD in literature
- Publication
Milton Quarterly, 1982, Vol 16, Issue 2, p42
- ISSN
0026-4326
- Publication type
Poetry Review
- DOI
10.1111/j.1094-348X.1982.tb00330.x