Paradise Lost, Books 1-2: With Introduction, Notes, And Diagrams (1879) - Softcover

Milton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1437083749 ISBN 13: 9781437083743

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2008

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Paradise Lost, Books 1-2 is a classic epic poem by John Milton, first published in 1667. This edition, published in 1879, includes an introduction, notes, and diagrams to help readers understand the complex themes and allusions in the text. The poem tells the story of Adam and Eve's fall from grace and expulsion from the Garden of Eden, as well as the rebellion of Satan and his followers against God. The introduction provides background information on Milton's life and the historical context in which he wrote the poem, while the notes and diagrams offer explanations of difficult vocabulary, literary devices, and historical references. This edition is a valuable resource for students and scholars of English literature and religious studies, as well as anyone interested in exploring the themes of sin, temptation, and redemption in Milton's masterpiece.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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John Milton (9 December 1608 - 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual, who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. His desire for freedom extended into his style: he introduced new words (coined from Latin) to the English language, and was the first modern writer to employ non-rhymed verse outside of the theatre or translations. William Hayley's 1796 biography called him the greatest English author, and he remains generally regarded as one of the preeminent writers in the English language, though critical reception has oscillated in the centuries since his death (often on account of his republicanism). Samuel Johnson praised Paradise Lost as "a poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind," though he (a Tory and recipient of royal patronage) described Milton's politics as those of an "acrimonious and surly republican." Poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy revered him.

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• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1437083749
• ISBN 13: 9781437083743
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 228
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