Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Other Poems. the Poetical Works of John Milton

by John Milton

Overview

This book contains John Milton's poetical works, with line numbers and footnotes. This includes Paradise lost, Paradise Regain'd and Sampson Agonistes as well as forty-nine other works. Most famous of these is Paradise Lost which is the Epic Poem by Milton, considered to be one of the greatest literary works in the English language. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, containing over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem brings to life the story in Genesis about the Fall of Man and subsequent expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton states that his purpose in writing the poem is to "justify the ways of God to men."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781781391730
Publisher:	Benediction Books
Publication date:	05/09/2012
Pages:	576
Sales rank:	989,461
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.44(d)

About the Author

As a young student, John Milton (1608-1674) dreamed of bringing the poetic elocution of Homer and Virgil to the English language. Milton realized this dream with his graceful, sonorous Paradise Lost, now considered the most influential epic poem in English literature. In sublime poetry of extraordinary beauty, Paradise Lost has inspired generations of artists and their works, ranging from the Romantic poets to the books of J. R. R. Tolkien.