Paradise Lost

John Milton

Prabhat Prakashan - 422 עמודים

Paradise Lost' is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton. It was first published in the year 1667. The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men".

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LibraryThing Review

ביקורת משתמש  - VivalaErin - LibraryThing

The shortest answer is: John Milton was a poetic genius. PL is so beautiful, you can't help but feel for Adam and Eve. Even Satan is a great character - he so wants to be an epic hero. This poem is a masterpiece, and he wrote it completely blind. Beautiful, absolutely amazing.

LibraryThing Review

ביקורת משתמש  - StefanY - LibraryThing

Historical significance and beautifully descriptive prose aside, I couldn't get into this book at all. Maybe it's too much familiarity with the plot or the inevitability of the impending doom of the ...

מידע ביבליוגרפי

• כותרת: Paradise Lost; (Odyssey series in literature.)
• מאת: John Milton
• הוצאה: Prabhat Prakashan
• אורך: 422 עמודים