Paradise Lost by John Milton

Paradise Lost by John Milton

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Written when Milton was in his fifties, blind, and disappointed by the Restoration and briefly in danger of execution, this poem is of an epic scale, conjuring up a vast cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time. It has led to debate about whether it manages to justify the 'ways of God to men', or exposes the cruelty of Christianity.

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Paradise Lost by John Milton

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. 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, bitterly disappointed by the Restoration and briefly in danger of execution, "Paradise Lost's" apparent ambivalence towards authority has led to intense debate about whether it manages to justify the 'ways of God to men', or exposes the cruelty of Christianity.
John Milton (1608-1674) One of the greatest poets of the English language, best-known for his epic poem PARADISE LOST (1667).
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ISBN 13 9780140423631
ISBN 10 014042363X
Title Paradise Lost
Author John Milton
Series Classics
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1989-09-28
Number of pages 336
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