Ethical Literary Study on the Heroic Image of Satan in Paradise Lost
WANG Chengfeng
Abstract：As the evil archetype in western mainstream culture, Satan is in lively controversy because of the he?roic character created by John Milton in his poetical work Paradise Lost. By applying the approach of ethical liter?ary criticism advocated by Mr. Nie Zhenzhao, however, the possibility of Satan's heroic image created by Milton can be demonstrated through the analysis of Milton's growth, especially his father's educating model in family, all the discontent with Cambridge's educational system and the fetters in Church and thereby Milton's sympathy and support to English Bourgeois Revolution.
Keywords：Paradise Lostethical literary criticismgrowthschooling and travelingrevolution
Publication Date：2015-05-02
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 77-79 )