The Essential Paradise Lost

by John Carey

Book Overview

After its publication in 1667, John Milton's Paradise Lost was celebrated throughout Europe as a supreme achievement of the human spirit. Now it is little read. To bring readers back to Milton's masterpiece, John Carey has shortened it to a third of its original length. In this fascinating reinterpretation, Carey reveals new insights about Milton's sources of inspiration, while exploring divided readings of the work's key characters. The Essential...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0571328555
• ISBN13: 9780571328550
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 8.1"