Paradise Lost

1. In Book 9 of Paradise Lost, Milton makes the claim that his story of the fall from Eden and Adam and Eve’s recovery is “Not less but more heroic” (14) than any of his epic predecessors. Make the case for two of the following to represent a new kind of hero: Sundiata, Hunahpu and Xbalanque, Adam and Eve. Although not required, referring to some of the heroes that we have studied would be useful.

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