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John Milton's celebrated epic poem exploring the cosmological, moral and spiritual origins of man's existence

John Milton's celebrated epic poem exploring the cosmological, moral and spiritual origins of man's existence A Penguin Classic In Paradise Lost Milton produced poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time, populated... Read Full Overview

Gordon Teskey's freshly edited text of Milton's masterpiece is accompanied by a new introduction and substantial explanatory annotations. Spelling and punctuation have been modernized, the latter, importantly, within the limits imposed by Milton's syntax. "Sources and Backgrounds"... Read Full Overview

Milton's magnificent poem narrating Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden of Eden, now in a beautiful new clothbound edition In Paradise Lost , Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And... Read Full Overview

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Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon John Milton's Paradise Lost , an epic poem on the clash between God and his fallen angel, Satan, is a profound meditation on fate, free will, and divinity, and one of the most beautiful works in world literature... Read Full Overview

From almost the moment of its publication in 1667, Paradise Lost was considered a classic. It is difficult now to appreciate how audacious an undertaking the epic represents, and how astonishing its immediate and continued success was. Over the course of twelve books John Milton... Read Full Overview

Since its publication by Odyssey Press in 1935, Hughes's richly annotated edition--revised in 1962--emains the preferred text of many instructors.

Immerse yourself in the grandeur of Paradise Lost by John Milton. This epic poem delves into the cosmic battle between good and evil, exploring themes of temptation, redemption, and the complexities of human nature with captivating verse and profound philosophical insights... Read Full Overview

El m s importante y completo poema pico en lengua inglesa. Los principales personajes de la mayor obra de John Milton son Sat n, Dios, Ad n y Eva, y sus actitudes terminan revelando el mensaje esperanzador que se esconde tras la p rdida del Para so original. Estamos ante una... Read Full Overview

Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the great works of literature, of any time and in any language. Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition it is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years it has held generation upon generation of scholars,... Read Full Overview

John Milton's epic religious poem concerning the fall from grace, temptation, and the struggle between good and evil.

Concerns the Christian story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men" and elucidate the conflict between God's eternal foresight... Read Full Overview