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Donker(l6a)h6 given aconrdison be$een'The wasle hnd and lirEil's Awid<br />
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fiomanexperi.nceoamysrerysdecren[noelcdre, Donkeris<strong>of</strong>$evie{$atElior<br />
h6 daintained $e po€lic brd<strong>it</strong>ion oa desns inb hell . Hc lnnh.r $)s rh.r | *riss<br />
oasuch dcsnb was found.d fiNr by Virgil, rhcn b)' Danre and in mode Lincs b,<br />
Dior. Donker conclldei vngih posirion ir rhe mind <strong>of</strong> EuFpe. his p.dGivr<br />
innwne on W.stn l<strong>it</strong>eEluE. is rh. diriol ssumprion <strong>of</strong> 'Ihe Wal. Lmd . 'Som.<br />
Esard the poom\ distinctire reliane on allosion, panicularlr to Creek and Larin<br />
nyrftolosical lisuE md ns iftllsio <strong>of</strong> Oemo ud fEnch ph@s. s wdtres<br />
which dcludc the .!e.agc" sdcr. yet de pocm rem,ins one df ui<strong>of</strong>r monjead<br />
Acosta i2002) finds the poem a an exenplary pi$e <strong>of</strong> lildary worl fiar uphotds thc<br />
poet\ clain or kepins up lh. sisns <strong>of</strong> psl .nd pr*il. culruE ud Eligion dc. he<br />
*ln$. The pen nixes de$riprions <strong>of</strong>.onrenpoBry liae wifi t<strong>it</strong>eEry rltujionssd<br />
quoro.ions. reliEiou! symbolisn, .nd refercnces ro a.siom md medicvat cutrures.nd<br />
mltlDloSies, vegeolion dd ,'nilnt .n6, 6 rcll 6 ljiem retiBions md<br />
philosophies. ' Allusions not onl! aquir r r*ds ro rcco8nizc lhe psr ii ne* rars<br />
lh.t ldd meanins to th. pcsenl, bur ir idds lay.u or con@rations rhar colld .or b.<br />
pEentcd in o.y oihq nenq, .xcepr Fhaps rhe epic. Tfu epic hs nor had ri.<br />
suces w<strong>it</strong>h modern @dets thar ir had wilh rhe.ncienr cEksand Ronans. wirhlhe<br />
.xception ol L?r,s.r, by Jd6low., sd Panrhe tri, b, John Mihon. $. cpic i,<br />
English is a contradiction in rcd' while de sccle ol The wsre Lrnd is epic. ils<br />
voice k nor Other stylcs thar hrd lollo*ings in both popularand cr<strong>it</strong>icat cncles uG<br />
rhe fFc v* pcm3 <strong>of</strong> Wllt Whillnu, lh. world wc | !.nch pca, ad rh. rc<br />
romuric poerry oarhe c@rsiug chrkt (158) is <strong>of</strong>lhc opinio.lhsr ihsoush Eliol<br />
reruss ro hilc lollosed tlle Vicrorid p.rh or lircdr) rddnion. . !r.ar deal <strong>of</strong> his<br />
aork b€rals rhc sar5 <strong>of</strong> his imh.liar. pFdeeseB i.e. thc vicrorirns. H€ ers:<br />
''Eliot *fies r criricGn i! the madirion <strong>of</strong> Amold and . pdry in rhe tdd<strong>it</strong>ion <strong>of</strong><br />
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