... . Grendel is "waging his lonely war" because he is not with God. The worst part of evil is that one is alone and without the joy of God. As John Milton says in the beginning of his work, Paradise Lost, in describing the devil; " for now he thought both of lost happiness and lasting pain in utter darkness, and their portion ... (to ca. 1485)". Norton Anthology of English Literature. 7th Ed. Vol. 1. P. 1-32. - - -. "Middle English Literature in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries." Norton Anthology of English Literature. 7th Ed. Vol. 1. P. 156-8. Milton, John. Paradise Lost. Norton Anth...

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... his life. He supported and the French and American revolutions what he also expressed in the poetical works The French Revolution and America. Blake's works are deeply influenced by Shakespeare, Milton and the Bible. He created his own mysticism which changed all through his life and is therefore difficult to understand. His own view of Christianity is reflected in The Songs ... ...

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