{"product_id":"the-essential-paradise-lost-by-john-carey-9780571355020","title":"The Essential Paradise Lost","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter its publication in 1667, John Milton’s \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Paradise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599421554924,"sku":"9780571355020","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/978cf99e5082256f12f0e5da0b253ca4.jpg?v=1778037446","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-essential-paradise-lost-by-john-carey-9780571355020","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}