A Preface to Paradise Lost

1. Epic Poetry 2. Is Criticism Possible? 3. Primary Epic 4. The Technique of Primary Epic 5. The Subject of Primary Epic 6. Virgil and the Subject of Secondary Epic 7. The Style of Secondary Epic 8. Defence of This Style 9. The Doctrine of the Unchanging Human Heart 10. Milton and St. Augustine 11. Hierarchy 12. The Theology of Paradise Lost 13. Satan 14. Satan’s Followers 15. The Mistake about Milton’s Angels 16. Adam and Eve 17. Unfallen Sexuality 18. The Fall 19. Conclusion Notes on Certain Passages Index