John Milton's Paradise Lost : A Routledge Study Guide and Sourcebook Paperback / softback
Edited by Margaret (St. Hilda's College, University of Oxford, UK) Kean
Part of the Routledge Guides to Literature series
Paperback / softback
Description
John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost (1667) is a literary landmark.
His reworking of Biblical tales of the loss of Eden constitutes not only a gripping literary work, but a significant musing on fundamental human concerns ranging from freedom and fate to conscience and consciousness. Designed for students new to Milton's complex, lengthy work, this sourcebook:* outlines the often unfamiliar contexts of seventeenth-century England which are so crucial to Paradise Lost* completes the contextual study with a chronology and reprinted documents from the period* examines and reprints a broad range of responses to the poem, from early reactions to recent criticism* reprints the most frequently studied passages of the poem, along with extensive commentary and annotation of unfamiliar or significant terms used in Milton's work* provides cross-references between the textual, contextual and critical sections of the sourcebook, to show how all the materials can be called upon in an individual reader's encounter with the text* suggests further reading for those facing the huge array of critical work on the poem. With an emphasis on enjoying as well as understanding what can be a somewhat daunting work, this sourcebook will be a welcome resource for anyone new to Paradise Lost.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/12/2004
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- ISBN:9780415303255
Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages, 1 Illustrations, black and white
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:09/12/2004
- Category:
- ISBN:9780415303255
