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  Paradise Lost (Oxford World's Classics (Paperback)) (Paperback) By (author) John Milton, Volume editor Stephen Orgel, Volume editor Jonathan Goldberg

  

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  Short Description for Paradise LostFrom almost the moment of its publication in 1667, Paradise Lost was considered a classic. This new edition is derived from the editors modernized Oxford Authors text, with a new introduction that discusses the poem's complexity and critical history, and on-page notes to gloss language and allusions.
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  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Published: 01 June 2008
  • Format: Paperback 368 pages
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  • Categories: Poetry | Poetry By Individual Poets
  • ISBN 13: 9780199535743 ISBN 10: 0199535744
  • Sales rank: 16,436

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• 'Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit Of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste Brought death into the world...Sing heavenly muse' From almost the moment of its first publication in 1667, Paradise Lost was considered a classic. It is difficult now to appreciate both how audacious an undertaking it represents, and how astonishing its immediate and continued success was. Over the course of twelve books Milton wrote an epic poem that would 'justify the ways of God to men', a mission that required a complex drama whose source is both historical and deeply personal. The struggle for ascendancy between God and Satan is played out across hell, heaven, and earth but the consequences of the Fall are all too humanly tragic - pride, ambition, and aspiration 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 poem in a new introduction, and on-page notes explain its language and allusions.