Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics)
by John Milton
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Author: John MiltonContributor: John Leonard
Edition: Paperback
Published: 2003-04-29
ISBN: 0140424393
Number of pages: 512
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: The Epic Poem of the English Language
Summary: 5 Stars
John Milton's "Paradise Lost" is one of the all-time classics of English literature. The epic poem begins with Satan just having been expelled from Heaven. Adam and Eve are tempted in the Garden of Eden, and fall. Before the two are expelled from Eden, Adam has revealed to him some of the major events of the Old and New Testaments, culminating in the Second Coming of Christ. The epic has enthralled readers for well over three centuries.
One thing that must be borne in mind when reading this work is that Milton's theology was not orthodox Christian theology, but Arianism, as he denied the Trinity and believed that Christ was not eternal, but created by God the Father. Also, the seventeenth century English is difficult to plow through. However, by forcing the reader to reflect on the origin of evil and to consider what they believe about the concept of original sin, "Paradise Lost" proves to be worth the effort one must make in reading it.
Summary of Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics)
Edited with an introduction and notes by John Leonard.Milton, John Books
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