Milton vs.Chaucer

As Moema mentioned, the Villa Diodoti on the shores of Lake Geneva, where 19 year-old Mary (yet to be Shelley), Percy Bysshe Shelley, Lord Byron and John Polidori decided to set themselves to a scary story contest, had been visited by John Milton (as well as Voltaire and Rousseau) what had Mary consider the area to be sacred to enlightenment.

I was browsing the web for something else when I came across Milton's most famous work: Paradise Lost, the epic poem about the biblical story of the fall from grace of Adam and Eve (and, by extension, all humanity). The site says William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley saw Satan as the real hero of the poem and applauded his rebellion against the tyranny of Heaven. Interesting isn't it?

P.S.: Do you remember this? In Sylvia, the film, she asks Ted Hughs whether the cows prefer Milton or Chaucer. As he says they prefer Chaucer, Sylvia recites The wife of Bath from the Canterbury Tales. Well, as she says to the cows I say now to you: "I give you The Wife of Bath", just click on the link.

I've made it!!!

I'd like to say a few words. First of all I'm delighted with the chance I've been given to join you. I've finally managed to join in. My user's name was accepted!!!
Right now I'm checking my ability to post something on my own...( I hope it works). Next time I'm going to post something really nice. For the time being that's all, folks.
Love,
Claudia

Mrs. Shelley

Mary 

Click here to read what I`ve found on the origin of the novel (Frankenstein - The Modern Prometheus) ;)

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