Milton: Paradise Lost

tHIS IS mILTON'S CONTINUATION OF pARADISE lOST. pARADISE IS REGAINED UPON cHRIST'S ENTRANCE ON THE EARTH. iT BEGINS WITH cHRIST;S BAPTISM wHERE sATAN IS PRESENT AND WHO FOLLOWS cHRIST INTO THE DESERT AND TEMPTS HIM TO SHOW HIS POWER BY TURNING THE STONES INTO BREAD. i USED IT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEASON OF LENT AND THE FORTY DAYS Christ fasted in the desert.

Joanna makes good decisions as a fictional sheriff. The outcomes in this particular book are super unreal. The main character Joanna seems a bit stereotyped because she is "bitchy" in her quest to be assertive and authoritative. Good read.

The hardcover is as described. I would recommend buying this on sale, though I believe the price is fair. An excellent book if you wish to get into John Milton. Paradise Lost opens an entirely new perspective on religion.

Joanna makes good decisions as a fictional sheriff. The outcomes in this particular book are super unreal. The main character Joanna seems a bit stereotyped because she is "bitchy" in her quest to be assertive and authoritative. Good read.

The hardcover is as described. I would recommend buying this on sale, though I believe the price is fair. An excellent book if you wish to get into John Milton. Paradise Lost opens an entirely new perspective on religion.

This is a must read for anybody interested in where much of modern Christian thought derives. The vast dialogue is eloquent, and it has been incorporated into many aspects of modern life that may go unnoticed.

This story, or epic poem, is a great theological and political satire. It is also just a fun and interesting read. It offers the darkness of the human condition and the hope that we can rise above it. I was very compelled.

Absolutely amazing, i was pleasantly surprised by its many, many pages but that is because there are detailed notes about all of the "books" in the book. Yes every section is Book I and Book II etc. Great for help in comprehending, must read for anyone who enjoys literature.

Missing from my collection, this classic was a must-have. I'm not a snob about paperback vs hardcover, so for the price, this was a nice offering. I was nicely surprised by the illustrations in this volume, and pleased with the price. I'd recommend to anyone interested in reading this hallmark tome but not willing to spend a fortune for the hardbound editions. Be practical and serious, you'll only read this once or twice in your lifetime!

A wonderful look into the philosophy of religion, and the questions any human naturally asks. Home to the favorite quote of Frankenstein's Monster, and a realm of deep thought. This book is inexpensive, completely intact, and a fantastically thought-provoking piece. Anyone who's a lover of religious and philosophical repartee will enjoy this classic novel. Anyone who's read "Frankenstein" may love is doubly so. Buy this -- you won't be disappointed!

Great version of Paradise Lost. Their are incredible amounts of very helpful annotations that make understanding the story so much easier. I bought this book for a class and the annotations along with the introduction helped me pass with flying colors.

Paradise Lost by John Milton. Published by MobileReference (mobi)

This is an outstanding edition of Milton's classic work. Paradise Lost is Milton's paean to a vast pattern in the universe, the disruption of that pattern by rebels, and the weaving of those rebellion threads back into an ever more beautiful tapestry.

Can't really beat Norton Critical Editions for extra readings beyond the actual text. Studied Paradise Lost as an English undergrad and it is probably the only reading I still keep up with. I remember an older edition of the Norton was used in class. This updated edition is excellent!

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What began with a fall from heaven leads into this story. It's like Pilgrim's Progress in that personality flaws and evil things are given a personification--that is, they are made into a "person" to dog the heroes of the story.

It's epic Christian literature and you really should read it.

All through the years, women have been trying to attract men and men have been trying to attract women. This story tells the story of women, their moms, and aunts who are trying to find a suitable man for them to marry. I enjoyed identifying with each character and see their encounters as they were living them.

This edition contains the text, the whole text, and nothing but the text of these Milton masterworks. I would have liked at least the inclusion of line numbers in a printing of an epic poem containing more than 10,000 lines, if not a little introduction. The poem is wonderful, but a little more background for today's reader would have been useful.

I was skeptical that Milton could continue in the same quality, and the beginning was slow. He continues to develop the character of Satan, as in PL, but the Son of God triumphs decisively with authority, piety, and clarity.

I was surprised that the "undoing" or reversal of PL was not the resurrection. But PR makes so much sense. It speaks directly to Romans 5, where Paul writes "For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous." (verse 19)

I also appreciated how, like Dante, Milton puts the classical Greeks in the discourse. Satan brings a perspective and Christ brings another. Milton obviously has huge respect for the ancient Greeks. I think he shows their place in Book IV.

Milton is brilliant. I recommend PR to lovers of Milton, Dante, and all English poetry and prose.