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米爾頓《失 樂園》(Paradise Lost)簡介

英文來源：SpakNotes

中文翻譯：宋蘋芳、談玉儀

Source: http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/paradiselost/summary.html 

Plot Overview

Milton’s speaker begins Paradise Lost by stating that his subject will be Adam and Eve’s disobedience and fall from grace. He invokes a heavenly muse and asks for help in relating his ambitious story and God’s plan for humankind. The action begins with Satan and his fellow rebel angels who are found chained to a lake of fire in Hell. They quickly free themselves and fly to land, where they discover minerals and construct Pandemonium, which will be their meeting place. Inside Pandemonium, the rebel angels, who are now devils, debate whether they should begin another war with God. Beezlebub suggests that they attempt to corrupt God’s beloved new creation, humankind. Satan agrees, and volunteers to go himself. As he prepares to leave Hell, he is met at the gates by his children, Sin and Death, who follow him and build a bridge between Hell and Earth.

米爾頓 藉由闡述亞當和夏娃違抗及失去神恩的主題開始《失樂園》一文，他召喚並祈求天上繆思女神的幫助來寫作有關上帝對人類計畫的故事。故事開始於被囚禁在地獄火 湖的撒旦和他那群反叛的天使同伴們很快地得到自由、飛上陸地，在那他們發現了礦物，於是便建造了他們的開會地點－地獄。在地獄裡，邪惡的反叛天使議論著是 否應該與上帝展開另一場戰爭，畢茲勒巴(Beezlebub)建議他們可以試圖毀滅上帝心愛的創造 物，也就是人類。撒旦同意了，並自願執行此項任務。當撒旦準備離開地獄時，他在地獄之門遇見了他那分別命名為「罪惡」、「死亡」的孩子，隨後他倆也跟隨著 父親撒旦一起建造連接地獄和人間的橋樑。

In Heaven, God orders the angels together for a council of their own. He tells them of Satan’s intentions, and the Son volunteers himself to make the sacrifice for humankind. Meanwhile, Satan travels through Night and Chaos and finds Earth. He disguises himself as a cherub to get past the Archangel Uriel, who stands guard at the sun. He tells Uriel that he wishes to see and praise God’s glorious creation, and Uriel assents. Satan then lands on Earth and takes a moment to reflect.

Seeing the splendor of Paradise brings him pain rather than pleasure. He reaffirms his decision to make evil his good, and continue to commit crimes against God. Satan leaps over Paradise’s wall, takes the form of a cormorant (a large bird), and perches himself atop the Tree of Life. Looking down at Satan from his post, Uriel notices the volatile emotions reflected in the face of this so-called cherub and warns the other angels that an impostor is in their midst. The other angels agree to search the Garden for intruders.

在天堂，上帝命令天使們一起開會，也告訴了他們撒旦的企圖，此時， 上帝的兒子耶穌表達願為人類犧牲的意願。撒旦歷經「夜晚」和「混亂」來到了人間。他喬裝成天使通過守護太陽的天使長優利爾的檢查，他告訴優利爾說他想見人 類並與以稱讚，烏利爾也同意了，撒旦登上了陸地並省思了片刻，因為天堂帶給他多於快樂的痛苦，他也再次決心要繼續以罪行反抗上帝。撒旦越過了天堂的牆，化 為一隻鸕鶿〈一隻大鳥〉並棲息於「生命之樹」的最上方。優利爾從崗位向下看見撒旦，他注意到這隻鸕鶿臉上浮現的表情，並且也警告其他天使們說在他們其中有 一名冒充者，天使們同意將揪出闖入伊甸園的撒旦。

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