Satan is the central figure of Paradise Lost. This dissertation makes a re-analysis of his image. It consists of three parts. The first part presents Satan’s ambivalent personality through the text study. The second part looks into Milton’s personal experiences and belief to dig out the root of such paradox. The third part further examines the complexity of Satan in relation to the potential readers’ recognition. Through the above analysis, it is proved that Satan is a multi-dimensional tragic villain hero.

Contents

Abstract ……………………………………………………………………………Ⅱ
Key Words ………………………………………………………………………Ⅱ
摘要 …………………………………………………………………………………Ⅱ
关键词 ……………………………………………………………………………Ⅱ
Introduction ………………………………………………………………………1
I. The Image of Satan as a Tragic Villain Hero …………………………………3
A. Satan as a Revolutionist ……………………………………………………3
B. Satan as a Devil ………………………………………………………6
II. Historical Factors Influencing the Image of Satan ……………………………10
A. The Influence of the Puritan Movement ………………………………10
B. The Influence of the Restoration …………………………………………12
III. Readers’ Contribution to the Image of Satan …………………………………15
A. Puritans’ View of Satan ……………………………………………………15
B. Revolutionists’ Idea of Satan ………………………………………………16
C. Neutral Modernists’ Interpretation of Satan ……………………………16
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………18
Bibliography ………………………………………………………………………19

Arguments to PL. 16 Feb. 2005 〈http://merlin.capcollege.bc.ca/fahlmanreid/ argument.htm〉
Bush, Douglas, ed. Milton Poetical Works. New York: Oxford University Press, 1966: 201-459
Campbell, Gordeon, ed. Complete English Poems, of Education, Areopagitica. London: Guernsey Press Co. Ltd., 1993: 144-441
Danielson, Dennis, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Milton. Shanghai: Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2000: 113-174
Fowler, Alastair, ed. Paradise Lost/ John Milton. New York: Addison Wesley Longman Inc., 1998: 36-48
John Milton & Paradise Lost. 19 Feb. 2005 〈http://literatureark.nease.net/ britishlit/17tho/paradise.htm〉
Literary Giant: John Milton (1608-1674). 17 Feb. 2005 〈http://www.24 en. com/list.asp?Unid=1435〉
Ma, Haijian. Short Comment on Satan in Paradise Lost. 18 Feb. 2005 〈http:// literatureark.nease.net/thesis/peotry/haijian.htm〉
Miller, David. John Milton: Poetry. Ed. Sylvia Bowman. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1978: 85-109
Milton * Paradise Lost. Chicago: the Great Books Foundation, 1964.
New, Messenger, ed. Literature in English. Ontario: Prentice-Hall Canada Inc., 1993: 325-372
Potter, Lois. A Preface to Milton. Beijing: Peking University Press, 2005: 136-162
Reid, David. The Humanism of Milton’s Paradise Lost. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1993: 114-129
陈薇红.《失乐园》中撒旦性格的探析.北京科技大学学报.1997:19-21
胡光.弥尔顿心中的上帝.重庆山峡学院学报.2002,18(1): 42-46
黄德林.《失乐园》中撒旦形象的重新审视.上海大学学报.2004,11(5): 47-52
黄源深，周立人.外国文学欣赏与批评.上海：上海外语教育出版社，2003
来安方.英美概况.郑州：大象出版社，2003：177－179
李正栓，吴晓梅.英美诗歌教程.北京：清华出版社，2004：46－48
焦集群.弥尔顿最伟大的作品——长诗《失乐园》导读.内蒙古教育学院学报.1994, (1): 41-43
弥尔顿.弥尔顿抒情诗选.金发燊.第1版.湖南：湖南文艺出版社，1996: 1-141
秦丽萍.弥尔顿简评.聊城师范学院学报.1999, (2): 107-109
陶玉丹.《失乐园》中的撒旦形象浅析.高等函授学报.1997, (6): 38-40
王先霈，胡亚敏.文学批评原理.武汉: 华中师范大学出版社,2002: 187-199
王韫敏.弥尔顿诗歌中的圣经人物意象分析.http://www.literatureark.nease.net/thesis/poetry /yumin.htm, 2005-02-18
王佐良.英国诗选.上海：上海译文出版社，2003：146－169
吴伟仁.英国文学史及选读（第一册）.北京：外语教学及研究出版社，1998
殷宝书.弥尔顿评论集.上海：上海译文出版社,1992:233-236
张伯香.英国文学教程（Ⅰ）.武汉：武汉大学出版社，1997：360-408
张伯香,曹静.《失乐园》中的基督教人文主义思想.外国文学研究.1999,83(1): 49-53
张勤.反思叛逆，企盼理性——《失乐园》..

撒旦一直是《失乐园》中的焦点人物。本文在此将再次探讨他的形象。文章首先从文本分析入手，发现撒旦的性格充满矛盾。然后又考察弥尔顿的生平和信仰对创作撒旦形象的影响。继而探寻读者与作品的互动关系，借以揭示撒旦复杂性格的又一成因。最后得出结论：撒旦是一个充满悲剧色彩的恶棍英雄。