Paradise Lost (Barnes & Noble Classics)

Paradise Lost (Barnes & Noble Classics)
Paradise Lost, by John Milton, is part of the Barnes & Noble ClassicsÂ series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:
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As a young student, John Milton fantasized about 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.
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A retelling of the biblical story of mankindâ€™s fall from grace, Miltonâ€™s epic opens shortly after the dramatic expulsion of Satan and his army of angels from Heaven. What follows is a cosmic battle between good and evil that ranges across vast, splendid tracts of time and space, from the wild abyss of Chaos and the fiery lake of Hell to the Gate of Heaven and Godâ€™s newly created paradise, the Garden of Eden. Controversy still swirls around Miltonâ€™s magnificent and sympathetic characterization of Satan, a portrait so compelling that many critics have maintained that he is the true hero of the story.
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David Hawkes is Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. His books include Idols of the Marketplace (2001) and Ideology (second edition, 2003), and he has contributed articles to The Nation, the Times Literary Supplement, and the Journal of the History of Ideas.Â
Country USA
Brand Barnes & Noble Classics
Manufacturer Sterling Publishing
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781593080952
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Barnes & Noble Classics
Manufacturer	Sterling Publishing
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781593080952
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Paradise Lost (Barnes & Noble Classics)

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