Neanderthal Messiah — 1
1 min readJul 22, 2020
UW Madison English Lit Survey Class XX
‘Consider, class, at this point —
[Professor James clicks thru PowerPoint]
After a 2nd edition required Cliff Notes —
That Milton reveals his hand [clicking images]
His poker ‘tell’ for a young rebel.’
“Forthwith upright” — “his mighty Stature”, ‘A hero emerges -’
[Clicking thru images]
‘And Dore fantasizes’ [clicking]
‘And, eventually,’ [clicking, the class groans]
‘Robert Crumb is waiting in the wings.’
‘The story itself has fallen, to the reader’s eye:’
Exegesis
