On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity
work by Milton
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discussed in biography
- In John Milton: Early translations and poems of John Milton
…Milton’s principal poems included “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity,” “On Shakespeare,” and the so-called companion poems “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso.” Milton’s sixth elegy (“Elegia sexta”), a verse letter in Latin sent to Diodati in December 1629, provides valuable insight into his conception of “On the Morning of Christ’s…
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use of pathetic fallacy
- In pathetic fallacy
In Milton’s “On The Morning of Christ’s Nativity,” all aspects of nature react affectively to the event of Christ’s birth.
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