Paradise lost
by
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Title
:
Paradise lost
Author
:
Milton, John, 1608-1674
Kerrigan, William, 1943-
Rumrich, John Peter, 1954-
Fallon, Stephen M.
ISBN
:
9780375757969
Edition
:
Modern Library pbk. ed.
Publication Information
:
New York : Modern Library, 2008
Physical Description
:
lxxi, 433 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
Series
:
Modern Library classics
Series Title
:
Modern Library classics
General Note
:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [419]-426) and index.
Taken from The complete poetry and essential prose of John Milton. 2007.
Abstract
:
"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. Extracted from the Modern Library's highly acclaimed The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, this edition reflects up-to-date scholarship and includes a substantial introduction, fresh commentary, and other features - annotations on Milton's classical allusions, a chronology of the writer's life, clean page layouts, and an index - that make it the definitive twenty-first-century presentation of John Milton's timeless signature work."--Jacket.
Subject Term
:
Samson (Biblical judge) -- Poetry
Adam (Biblical figure) -- Poetry
Eve (Biblical figure) -- Poetry
Bible. O.T. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry
Fall of man -- Poetry
Subject
:
Samson (Biblical judge) -- Poetry
Adam (Biblical figure) -- Poetry
Eve (Biblical figure) -- Poetry
Bible. O.T. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry
Fall of man -- Poetry
Summary
:
"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. Extracted from the Modern Library's highly acclaimed The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, this edition reflects up-to-date scholarship and includes a substantial introduction, fresh commentary, and other features - annotations on Milton's classical allusions, a chronology of the writer's life, clean page layouts, and an index - that make it the definitive twenty-first-century presentation of John Milton's timeless signature work."--Jacket.
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