... to man". This inherent problem that every critic seems overwhelmed by can be answered by claiming the primary voice. But since the poem claims the primary literary voice in the invocation of the "Muse", coming from a literary authority is an automatic inferior authority. Fortunately, there is way for the critic to catch a break. Since we have good biographical information about the author ... 's politics" (14). Milton wrote "Paradise Lost" when his world had fallen apart. Cromwell's death and the reinstating of the monarchy put Milton in a wary place not only physically, but in terms of ...

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