Milton: A Poem in Two Books "Jerusalem". The poem appears after a prose attack on the influence of Greek and Roman culture, which is unfavourably contrasted with "the Sublime of the Bible". The poem is divided into two "books". Book I opens with an epic invocation to the muses, drawing on the classical models of Homer and Virgil, which were also used by John Milton in "Paradise Lost". However, Blake describes inspiration in bodily terms, vitalising the nerves of his arm. Blake goes on to describe the activities of Los, one of his mythological characters, who creates a complex universe from within which other Blakean characters
The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs For example, Kevin Crossley-Holland published his own translation of the myths, "Axe-age, Wolf-age." In 1916, during World War I, composer Edward Elgar set to music words taken from "The Story of Sigurd", producing the song "Fight for Right". It was dedicated to Members of the Fight for Right Movement, a pro-war organisation dedicated to continuation of the war until victory. William Morris' words were deemed fitting to express this idea. The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs (1876) is an epic poem of