‘Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n …’
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 Leonard’s revised edition of Paradise Lost contains full notes, elucidating Milton’s biblical, classical and historical allusions and discussing his vivid, highly original use of language and blank verse.
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‘Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n …’
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 Leonard’s revised edition of Paradise Lost contains full notes, elucidating Milton’s biblical, classical and historical allusions and discussing his vivid, highly original use of language and blank verse.
Imprint | Penguin Classics |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Penguin Classics |
Release date | February 2003 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 5 - 10 working days |
First published | April 2003 |
Authors | John Milton |
Editors | John Leonard |
Introduction by | John Leonard |
Dimensions | 196 x 131 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 453 |
Edition | Revised |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-14-042439-3 |
Barcode | 9780140424393 |
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LSN | 0-14-042439-3 |