A quotation from this poem provides the title for William Styron's "memoir of madness" about his recovery from depression, Darkness Visible.
A quotation from this poem provides the title for William Styron's "memoir of madness" about his recovery from depression, Darkness Visible. A character in this poem disguises himself as a cherub in order to ask directions from Uriel. Instead of applause, one of this poem's characters hears a "dismal universal hiss," and finds his mouth full of ashes after biting into some (*) fruit. This poem's first book describes a "horrid crew" that "[rolled] in the fiery gulf" for nine days, and claims that the poem's purpose is "to justify the ways of God to man." In this poem, Raphael recounts a three day-long battle that sends rebellious angels and Lucifer to hell, and Michael expels Adam and Eve from Eden. For 10 points, name this epic poem by John Milton.
A quotation from this poem provides the title for William Styron's "memoir of madness" about his recovery from depression, Darkness Visible.
Paradise Lost