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2. Pre-Cinematic Entertainment

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Milton and the Staging of Spectacle 33
2. Pre-Cinematic Entertainment 93
3. Early Cinema and the Cinematic Sublime 141
4. The Ambivalence of the Miltonic Film 193
5. Winged Warriors and the War in Heaven 245
6. “All Hell Broke Loose”: The Horror Film 283
Conclusion: Blockbuster Paradise Lost 325
Notes 335
Filmography 399
Index 405

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
1. Milton and the Staging of Spectacle 33
2. Pre-Cinematic Entertainment 93
3. Early Cinema and the Cinematic Sublime 141
4. The Ambivalence of the Miltonic Film 193
5. Winged Warriors and the War in Heaven 245
6. “All Hell Broke Loose”: The Horror Film 283
Conclusion: Blockbuster Paradise Lost 325
Notes 335
Filmography 399
Index 405

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