The Poles of Pride and Humility in the Paradise Lost of John Milton

action Adam and Eve Adam's angels antithesis appetite Augustine Book C. S. Lewis charity Christ Christian humility conscience created creature death denied Denis Saurat dependent disobedience divine grace doctrina doctrine of humility Douglas Bush E. M. W. Tillyard emphasizes epic's Eve's evil faith fall fallen fear felix culpa final frailty God's Heav'n hope humble humility and grace humility's I-II infused virtues inner inordinate knowledge light magnanimity man's Maurice Kelley meaning metaphysical pride Michael Milton's epic Milton's thought mind moral nature obedience Paradise Lost Paradise Regained paradox passion poetry pole of human Preface to Paradise Raphael referred repentance right reason Samson Agonistes Satan Satanic pride says self-knowledge sins soul speaks Studies in Milton sum of wisdom Summa theologica supernatural Supra temptation thee theme theological virtues things thir thou Tillyard tion tradition treatise truth vainglory virtue of humility words