John Milton's celebrated epic poem exploring the cosmological, moral and spiritual origins of man's existence A Penguin Classic 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, populated by a memorable gallery of grotesques. And yet, in putting a charismatic Satan and naked, innocent 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 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics)

Literature & Fiction

John, Milton

Literary

Penguin Classics

Paradise Lost

Paradise Lost is the great epic poem of the English language, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle ranges across heaven, hell, and earth, as Satan and his band of rebel angels conspire against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, motivated by all too human temptations, but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love. This marvelous edition boasts an introduction by one of Milton's most famous modern admirers, the best-selling novelist Philip Pullman. Indeed, Pullman not only provides a general introduction, but also introduces each of the twelve books of the poem. In these commentaries, Pullman illuminates the power of the poem and its achievement as a story, suggests how we should read it today, and describes its influence on him and his acclaimed trilogy His Dark Materials, which takes its title from a line in the poem. His observations offer a tribute that is both personal and insightful, and his enthusiasm for Milton's language, skill, and supreme gifts as a storyteller is infectious. He encourages readers above all to experience the poem for themselves, and surrender to its enchantment. Pullman's tremendous admiration and passion for Paradise Lost will attract a whole new generation of readers to this classic of English literature. An ideal gift, the book is beautifully produced, printed in two colors throughout, illustrated with the twelve engravings from the first illustrated edition published in 1688, with ribbon marker.

British & Irish

Oxford University Press

Excerpt from The Paradise Lost The other books of the manuscript having received a similar certificate, or this certificate on the ms. Of the first book sufiicing for all, the copy was ready for publication by any printer or bookseller to whom Milton might consign it. Having already had many dealings with London printers and booksellers, Milton may have had several to whom he could go; but the one whom he favoured in this case, or who favoured him, was a certain Samuel Simmons, having his shop next door to the Golden Lion in Aldersgate Street. The date of the transaction between Simmons and Milton is April 27, I667. On that day an agreement was signed between them'to the following efi'ect - Milton. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Paradise Lost (Classic Reprint)

Poetry

Forgotten Books

The Poetical Works of John Milton, Vol. 2 of 2: Paradise Regained, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)

Milton on the Son of God and the Holy Spirit: From His Treatise on Christian Doctrine (Classic Reprint)

Religion & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Comus and Some Shorter Poems of Milton: Harrap's English Classics

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd.

Areopagitica: Letter on Education Sonnets, and Psalms (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Areopagitica: Letter on Education Sonnets, and PsalmsOpinion in which Milton was concerned, and the concurrent appeal to brute force in which he had no concern, had left England trying quietly for a time the experiment of a Restoration of the Stuarts, Milton resumed his singing robes; and his later poems, Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes, were the nobler for the discipline of self-denial to which Milton had submitted.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Essays & Correspondence

Complete Prose Works of John Milton, Vol. 2: 1643-1648

Yale Univ Pr

Complete Prose Works of John Milton, Volume VII: 1659-1660

Yale Univiversity Press

The Complete Prose Works of John Milton, Vol. 8: 1666-1682

Yale University Press

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