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Paradise Lost
Annotated Edition (Great Poets series)
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Ideal for readers interested in classic literature, biblical epics, and profound explorations of faith, human nature, and the cosmic struggle of good and evil.
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See moreParadise Lost has been revered since its initial publication, inspiring writers from Mary Shelley to William Wordsworth, and is widely considered to be the greatest poem ever written in the English language." Based on the most authoritative text, this edition is well annotated and contains extra material for students
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“Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.”
Blind, broken by the death of his wife and bitterly disappointed by the Restoration, Milton dictated his sweeping biblical epic Paradise Lost to a series of helpers. While the struggle between God and Satan rages across the cosmos, the human tragedy of Adam and Eve – the temptation and fall – is movingly depicted in language unsurpassed in its musicality and beauty.
A staggering and audacious undertaking – seeking, in Milton’s words, to “justify the ways of God to men” – Paradise Lost has been revered since its initial publication, inspiring writers from Mary Shelley to William Wordsworth, and is widely considered to be the greatest poem ever written in the English language.
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Praised by William Wordsworth for its majestic and free poetic voice, Paradise Lost has inspired generations of writers and is considered one of the greatest poems in the English language.
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ISBN: 9781847498038
Publisher: Alma Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 20 June 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Alma Classics
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 340g
Pages: 384
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