sylvan scene
Eliot's Notes refer us to John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost:
A Silvan Scene, and as the ranks ascend
Paradise Lost tells the story of how Satan rebelled against God, was banished to Hell, and in revenge plotted the downfall of humankind. He achieved this by entering the Garden of Eden, and tempting Adam and Eve into disobedience.
These lines describe the scene that confronts Satan when he looks into Eden from outside: it is protected by lovely woods. One of the trees within, however (the tree of knowledge of good and evil) will be used by Satan to lead Adam and Eve into sin.
The allusion suggests the paradise inhabited by Adam and Eve before the Fall; it is in contrast to the horrors unfolded in the Philomela story.
A Silvan Scene, and as the ranks ascend
Shade above shade, a woodie Theatre
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| Satan watching Adam and Eve |
Of stateliest view. Yet higher than thir tops
The verdurous wall of Paradise up sprung...Paradise Lost tells the story of how Satan rebelled against God, was banished to Hell, and in revenge plotted the downfall of humankind. He achieved this by entering the Garden of Eden, and tempting Adam and Eve into disobedience.
These lines describe the scene that confronts Satan when he looks into Eden from outside: it is protected by lovely woods. One of the trees within, however (the tree of knowledge of good and evil) will be used by Satan to lead Adam and Eve into sin.
The allusion suggests the paradise inhabited by Adam and Eve before the Fall; it is in contrast to the horrors unfolded in the Philomela story.
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