by John Milton · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140423631
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«Paradise Lost» is John Milton's epic poem, published by Penguin Classics in paperback (336 pages, in English).
The poem narrates the fall of man: Satan and his rebel angels confront God and unleash a conflict that spans heaven, hell, and earth. At the centre are Adam and Eve, whose disobedience and love lead them to exile from Paradise, in a tragedy that combines the divine plane with human passions.
Edited and introduced by Christopher Ricks. Work originally published in 1667. Part of the Penguin Classics collection.
For readers of epic poetry and classic English literature, including those approaching the work through studies or an interest in the original English.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan, and God's expulsion of them from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost elevated Milton's reputation as one of history's greatest poets. He also served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.
