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The Essential Paradise Lost
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Ideal for readers interested in classic literature, epic poetry, and British cultural heritage, as well as those seeking an approachable introduction to Milton's masterpiece.
A seminal contribution to literary criticism from one of the UK's greatest living academics.
A seminal contribution to literary criticism from one of the UK's greatest living academics.
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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 Paradise Lost presents the epic’s greatest poetry, with linking passages that preserve its cosmic sweep - from the superhuman defiance of a ruined archangel to a pair of tragic lovers, bewildered to find themselves responsible for the fate of the whole human race.
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ISBN: 9780571355020
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 May 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 11.0mm
Width: 182.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 342g
Pages: 256
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About the Author
John Carey is an Emeritus Professor at Oxford University and a Fellow of the British Academy. His books include studies of Donne, Dickens and Thackeray, The Intellectuals and the Masses, What Good are the Arts, The Unexpected Professor and a life of William Golding.
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