Uncertainty and the 'Sociable Spirit': Raphael's Role in Paradise Lost

Uncertainty and the 'Sociable Spirit': Raphael's Role in Paradise Lost

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Lehnhof considers the role of Raphael in Milton's Paradise Lost. Though he seems be visiting Eden as a "sinless agent" doing the work of God, he makes many mistakes, contradicts himself numerous times, and misunderstands human love. Lehnhof argues that Paradise Lost represents Raphael in a sinister, perhaps even satanic, way, and that the angel may have precipitated the Fall.

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9781575910864

Publication Date

2005

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Susquehanna University Press

Keywords

John Milton, Paradise Lost, Raphael, angels, devil, Satan, the Fall, Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve

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Christianity | History of Christianity | History of Religions of Western Origin | Literature in English, British Isles | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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Uncertainty and the 'Sociable Spirit': Raphael's Role in Paradise Lost

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