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1 online resource (1 audio file (1hr., 59 min.)) : digital. |
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digital digital recording rda |
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Digital content provided by hoopla. |
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Read by Claude Moore. |
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Having been publicly acknowledged as God's "beloved Son," Jesus retires to the desert to meditate upon what it means to be the Messiah, about whose coming many conflicting opinions have been circulating among the Jews. Although a learned rabbi, Jesus possesses no knowledge beyond what is available to all human beings. Satan also takes a new interest in this favored "son of God" and seeks to learn what threat he constitutes. The poem consists of a debate between these two adversaries, each seeking the same understanding of precisely what mankind's Savior will do in a world where the way to success typically lies through "wealth . . . honour . . . arms . . . arts . . . Kingdom . . . Empire . . . life contemplative, / Or active, tended on by glory, or fame." By withstanding Satan's temptation to all such worldly paths, Jesus proves himself to be a perfect, unfallen man and consequently worthy to win back paradise for mankind. Repeatedly invited to take action-either to secure his kingdom or to prove himself deserving of the divine favor that has been shown him or simply to save his life-he resists, patiently suffering, withstanding, waiting. Yet he learns from his temptation, clarifying in his own mind what his mission on earth must be and the means to achieve it. For although Satan knows no more of his mission than he does himself, Satan points the way by offering the wrong goals or the wrong motives or the wrong means. Thus the Father of Lies against his will opens the way to salvation for human kind. (Summary by Thomas Copeland) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise regained -- Early works to 1800.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674. Samson Agonistes -- Early works to 1800.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674. Comus -- Early works to 1800.
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Latin poetry, Medieval and modern -- Early works to 1800.
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English poetry -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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Epic poetry, English -- Early works to 1800.
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English drama -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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English prose literature -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800.
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Education -- Early works to 1800.
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Beecroft, John, active 1740-1779, bookseller.
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Strahan, William, 1715-1785, printer.
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Rivington, John, 1720-1792, bookseller.
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Rivington, Francis, active 1776-1798, bookseller.
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Horsfield, Robert, active 1744-1776, bookseller.
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Johnston, W. (William), -1804, bookseller.
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White, Benjamin, 1724 or 1725-1794, bookseller.
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Caslon, Thomas, 1750?-1783, bookseller.
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Crowder, Stanley, -1798, bookseller.
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Longman, Thomas, 1731-1797, bookseller.
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Corbett, C. (Charles), 1709?-1752, bookseller.
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Stuart, Zachariah, active 1759-1776, bookseller.
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Cadell, T. (Thomas), 1742-1802, bookseller.
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Pearch, George, active 1768-1776, bookseller.
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Lowndes, Thomas, 1719-1784, bookseller.
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Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785, bookseller.
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Robson, James, 1733-1806, bookseller.
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Nicoll, W., active 1761-1775, bookseller.
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Flexney, William, 1731-1808, bookseller.
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Bladon, Samuel, 1733-1799, bookseller.
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Robinson, George, 1737-1801, bookseller.
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Baldwin, R. (Robert), 1737-1810, bookseller.
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Hawes, L, active 1750-1776, bookseller.
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Collins, Robert, active 1750-1786, bookseller.
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Clarke, W, active 1750-1798, bookseller.
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hoopla digital.
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| ISBN |
9781669301325 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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166930132X (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) |
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MWT14447896 |
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