FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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Uriel
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Urania
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Calypso
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Calliope
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Detailed explanation-1: -Milton begins Paradise Lost in the traditional epic manner with a prologue invoking the muse, in this case Urania, the Muse of Astronomy. He calls her the “Heav’nly Muse” (7) and says that he will sing “Of Man’s First Disobedience” (1), the story of Adam and Eve and their fall from grace.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the grand invocation at the beginning of Book VII of his epic Paradise Lost, John Milton selects as his muse Urania, who is traditionally the Muse of Astronomy in classical texts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Urania is the name traditionally given to the eighth book of Herodotus’ Histories. Aphrodite Urania (heavenly Aphrodite) is often an epithet given to Aphrodite in contrast with her more earthy aspect Aphrodite Pandemos (Aphrodite for all people). Urania is the muse for books 7 and 9 of Paradise Lost.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the invocation to Book 7 of John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost, the poet invokes Urania to aid his narration of the creation of the cosmos, though he cautions that it is “[t]he meaning, not the name I call” (7.5).
Detailed explanation-5: -Description of Urania The muse of astronomy, Urania was the daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne. She is known for fortune-telling abilities by seeing the arrangement of the stars. Urania is often associated with Universal Love and the Holy Spirit.