The Diversions of Milton’s Fallen Angels

A Curious Section of Paradise Lost

One topic I keep returning to in my humanities studies is the question of “what do humans do with their lives?”   Which of our pursuits suit our happiness?  What do certain of our distinctive activities, such as worship, festivity, dance, politics, love, and games, tell us about ourselves?  What do the “ways of life” said to partake of greatness, such a…