Francis Blessington

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Francis Blessington


Born
May 21, 1942


Francis Blessington’s major area is John Milton and seventeenth-century English literature. He has written two books on Milton that have become standard: Paradise Lost and the Classical Epic (Routledge) and Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic (A Student’s Companion to the Poem) (Twayne). Currently, he is writing a book on Milton’s use of witchcraft in Paradise Lost. He also teaches Greek and Roman literature and the Bible, emphasizing their relevance to the modern world. Also a poet and fiction writer, Professor Blessington teaches courses in creative writing. ...more

Average rating: 3.71 · 77 ratings · 10 reviews · 10 distinct works
The Bacchae / The Frogs

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Trojan Women, Helen, Hecuba...

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The Last Witch of Dogtown

3.36 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2001
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Paradise Lost and the Class...

3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1979 — 5 editions
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Paradise Lost: A Student's ...

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Wolf Howl

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2000
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Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tr...

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1988 — 2 editions
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Poems from Underground

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Lorenzo de'Medici: A Verse ...

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Lantskip

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1987
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