Milton’s grand style

Milton’s grand style

1. Milton’s Grand style. Touqeer Raza

2. Intro: Paradise lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17 th centaury. English poet John Milton 1608- 1674. The first version published in 1667 consist on ten volumes. With over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged Into 12 books (in the manner of Virgil's adenoid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the verification. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest english poet of his time.

3. Milton’s Grand style Milton is a great stylist he implies a specific language in paradise lost which is remarkable for sustain dignity. The theme of the epic is loftily and elevated. Thus his language becomes pompous and elaborate. Raleigh describes his style “ A satine brocade, stiff with gold” He is quite different to wordsworth who was of the openion that there is no essential difference between the language of prose and the language of poetry. he did not use natural and everyday language even for describing simple and natural objects.

4. Characteristics : Milton’s sublimity: Milton, more then any other poet, deserves the adjectives. He is a sublime writer and has a sublime style. His scenes are immeasurable ; mountain, sea and forest are but his plaything. His imagination hesitate not to paint chaous, heaven, hell, the white spread universe. No other poet could find suitable word for such vast themes, but milton never falters.

5. Epic similes: Following the epic traditions of homer and virgil , Milton introduces the large number of epic similies which are scattered througout in his works. Miltons style consists in the execelence of these similies by which he convays his meanings.

6. Milton’s use of Blank verse: Blank verse is un rhyme verse. It is very difficult to write well in blank verse that is why a few Poets have been successful in handling it. The variation in the rhythm of Blank verse depend on pause or caesura and periods. Milton employed rhyme verse for his early Poems “Ode On The Morning Of Christ”, “Nativity” and Il Penseros .

7. Milton's Latinized Style: Milton was a Latin scholar. He was deeply impressed by the musical sounds of Latin. He borrowed many words from Latin in his Paradise Lost. Sometimes it difficult for the reader to understand even the common things what he prefers Latin words as more enchanting and charming than English words.

8. Conclusion: In brief, we can say that in Milton influences of the Renaissance and Puritanism are apparent. He owed on his laughing and austere character to the Puritanism. He got wonderful triumph over imaginations which cause at it’s best in Paradise Lost…