Paradise Lost: An Authoritative Text, Backgrounds and Sources, Criticism
"The style of Paradise Lost is... the natural expression of a soul thus exquisitely nourished upon the best thoughts and finest words of all ages. It is the language of one who lives in the companionship of the great and the wise of past time." Excerpt from Milton, by Mark Pattison
"The style of Paradise Lost is... the natural expression of a soul thus exquisitely nourished upon the best thoughts and finest words of all ages. It is the language of one who lives in the companionship of the great and the wise of past time." Excerpt from Milton, by Mark Pattison
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780393044065 (0393044068)
Publish date: April 1st 1975
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Pages no: 546
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Classics,
Academic,
School,
Literature,
Epic,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Classic Literature,
Religion,
Philosophy,
Poetry
Series: Paradise (#1)
Milton wrote a great poem but it's also a byproduct of its day - 1667 - and he views events and characters very much through the male gaze; as do all organized religions and which the poem references. Thus, the apple on the tree of knowledge was (imo) something a religious-minded white Portuguese ma...
With the exception of Shakespeare this, I believe, is the greatest work of English Literature. Paradise Lost tells the story, in epic poetic form, of the fall of mankind as outlined in Genesis 1-3. While the story is constricted to the opening chapters of the Bible, the scope of the story itself is ...
No rating, as I stopped reading right after I started. This is a sad example for "too much time has passed between this being written and me being born". I can't find any access to this text.
An epic poem in blank verse. Yes, it's a theodicy. A failed one, but a really good effort. It was surprisingly readable. Maybe because the Latin sentence structure doesn't bother me, since in Polish parts of speech can freely move around the sentence. And there's an awesome audiobook I've found. So ...
A great, and intensely thought provoking piece. More so in our day and age.
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