Paradise Lost
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 9780140424393
Number of Pages: 512
Published: 27/02/2003
Width: 12.9 cm
Height: 19.8 cm
'An endless moral maze, introducing literature's first Romantic, Satan' John Carey
In his epic poem Paradise Lost Milton conjured up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos ranging across huge tracts of space and time. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked Adam and Eve at the centre of this story, he also created an intensely human tragedy on the Fall of Man. Written when Milton was in his fifties - blind, bitter and briefly in danger of execution - Paradise Lost's apparent ambivalence has led to intense debate about whether it manages to 'justify the ways of God to men' or exposes the cruelty of authority.
Edited with an introduction and notes by JOHN LEONARD
"In this landmark edition, teachers will discover a powerful ally in bringing the excitement of Milton's poetry and prose to new generations of students."-William C. Dowling, Rutgers University
"This magnificent edition gives us everything we need to read Milton intelligently and with fresh perception."-William H. Pritchard, Amherst College