Milton surveys the wealth of literary tradition before him, and he resists its allure without the help of any human guide.

弥尔顿在他之前就调查过文学传统的宝藏，他在没有人帮助的情况下抗拒了这一诱惑。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

This is a scene of whether you as a writer compromise yourself in the face of authority that resists what you want to say.

场景是作者在面临权威坚持提出反对意见时,是否妥协你想要表达的内容。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选