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PARADISE LOST - JOHN MILTON KARTONIERT (TB)

From almost the moment of its publication in 1667  Paradise Lost was considered a classic. It
is difficult now to appreciate how audacious an undertaking the epic represents  and how
astonishing its immediate and continued success was. Over the course of twelve books John
Milton wrote an epic poem that would "justify the ways of God to men " a mission that required
a complex drama  the source of which is both historical and deeply personal. While the struggle
for ascendancy between God and Satan is played out across hell  heaven  and earth in the work 
the consequences of the Fall are all too humanly tragic  with pride  ambition  and aspiration
being the motivating forces. In this new edition derived from their acclaimed Oxford Authors
text  Stephen Orgel and Jonathan Goldberg discuss the complexity of Milton's Paradise Lost in a
new introduction. They contextualize Milton and his poem  discuss its structure and language 
and provide a summary of critical responses to the poem since its initial publication. They
also include on-page notes to explain the poem's language and allusions. This modernized
edition of one of the most influential works in the English language will truly bring to light
Milton's genius for today's reader.

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