Originally published in 1913 as a portion of the author’s larger “The Book of Epic,” and equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 30 pages, this Kindle edition retells, in plain English prose, the story of John Milton’s 1667 epic poem, “Paradise Lost.”
“Paradise Lost” describes the temptation of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. One critic calls it “perhaps the loftiest monument of human genius,” and all agree that it ranks with the greatest poems the world has ever known—with the “Iliad,” the “Divine Comedy,” and “Faust.” Milton, who wrote the poem after he had become blind, had the production of some such work in mind for many years, and had considered many subjects; but he chose the biblical narrative as the only theme lofty enough.
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Originally published in 1913 as a portion of the author’s larger “The Book of Epic,” and equivalent in length to a physical book of approximately 30 pages, this Kindle edition retells, in plain English prose, the story of John Milton’s 1667 epic poem, “Paradise Lost.”
“Paradise Lost” describes the temptation of Adam and Eve and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. One critic calls it “perhaps the loftiest monument of human genius,” and all agree that it ranks with the greatest poems the world has ever known—with the “Iliad,” the “Divine Comedy,” and “Faust.” Milton, who wrote the poem after he had become blind, had the production of some such work in mind for many years, and had considered many subjects; but he chose the biblical narrative as the only theme lofty enough.