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1、ParadiseLostMelton'smagnumopus,theblank-verseepicpoemParadiseLost,wascomposedbytheblindandimpoverishedMiltonfrom1658to1664(firstedition)withsmallbutsignificantrevisionspublishedin1674(secondedition).Asablindpoet,Miltondictatedhisversetoaseriesofaidesinhisemploy.Ithasbeen
2、arguedthatthepoemreflectshispersonaldespairatthefailureoftheRevolution,yetaffirmsanultimateoptimisminhumanpotential.TheextractfromParadiseLostidsmainlytalkingabout:MammonwhowastheleasterectedspiritthatfellfromHeaven,discoveredandrobbedwealthwithevilandgreedfromearthtobui
3、ldhisparadise.WhenhewasinHeaven,hewaspreferredgoldandpavementotherthanadmiringholyandbrightside.Thistime,Mammoneducatedpeopletobegreedandevil.Heledagroupofpeopletoseizetreasurefromthemotherofearth.Withspadeandpickax,allthemiseducatedmenweredevotedtotrenchingafieldorcasti
4、ngarampart.Soonhisgrouphadopenedthehillintoaspaciouswoundandgainedribsofgold.Meantime,anotherteamdiggedmanycaves,magicflamesundercavesmeltedthegoldandthenpuredallthosewithsomewhatmagicthicks.Atthesametime,thethirdgroupshadfinishedvariousmodelsforarchitecture.Stillwithmag
5、icpower,allthegoldinboiledliquidflowedfollowedpipesofthebuildings.Itsoundslikeapleasurebeautifulmusic.Quicklyandunexpected,aresplendentandmagnificentpalacewasjuststoodthere.Thestorywantstoshowthattherootsofhuman’sdisasters.Peopletendstobeemotionalandeasytobeonthewrongpat
6、hduetolackofrational,strongwill.That’swhypeoplewouldalwaysbreakregulationswheninfluencedbyvariousfactorsfromtheoutsideoftheworld.Soisparadiselost.Theauthorcriticisedthoseattitudeandill-mind.Heaffirmedpeople’sgumption,negatedinfinitehedonism.Andalsoheaffirmedpeople’ssense
7、ofpride,negatedthebreedingprideandambition.JustliketheleasterectedspiritMammon,hewastooevilandgreedy,andmisleadthedelicatehumantobethesameones.Theydestroyedtheearth,plunderedthewealthresourcesofearth.Allthesecomfromtheireasilybrokenwill.Peopletherebuilduptheresplendentan
8、dmagnificentpalace,hopingeternallylivedineasyandcomfortablewithoutworriesanddanger.IntheextractofParadi