Crítica de la inteligencia alemana

Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the great works of literature, of any time and in any language. Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition it is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years it has held generation upon generation of scholars, students and readers in rapt attention and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture. First published in 1968, with John Carey's Complete Shorter Poems, Alastair Fowler's Paradise Lost is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative edition of this compelling work. An unprecedented amount of detailed annotation accompanies the full text of the first (1667) edition, providing a wealth of contextual information to enrich and enhance the reader's experience. Notes on composition and context are combined with a clear explication of the multitude allusions Milton called to the poem's aid. The notes also summarise and illuminate the vast body of critical attention the poem has attracted, synthesizing the ancient and the modern to provide a comprehensive account both of the poem's development and its reception. Meanwhile, Alastair Fowler's invigorating introduction surveys the whole poem and looks in detail at such matters as Milton's theology, metrical structure and, most valuably, his complex and imaginary astronomy. The result is an enduring landmark in the field of Milton scholarship and an invaluable guide for readers of all levels. Cover......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 Copyright Page......Page 5 Table of Contents......Page 6 Note by the General Editors......Page 8 Preface to the Second Edition......Page 10 From the Preface to the First Edition......Page 14 Abbreviations......Page 18 Selected Journal Abbreviations......Page 21 Chronological Table of Milton’s Life andChief Publications......Page 23 Composition......Page 30 Printing history......Page 34 Punctuation......Page 37 Sources and models......Page 39 Language and style......Page 42 Metrical structure......Page 52 Numerical composition......Page 54 Time-scheme......Page 58 Astronomy......Page 62 Theology......Page 65 Politics and allegory......Page 70 Criticism......Page 74 Portraits and illustrations......Page 77 Paradise Lost......Page 78 The Printer to the Reader......Page 80 In Paradisum Amissam......Page 81 On Paradise Lost......Page 82 The Verse......Page 83 Book I......Page 84 Book II......Page 138 Book III......Page 193 Book IV......Page 243 Book V......Page 310 Book VI......Page 368 Book VII......Page 417 Book VIII......Page 457 Book IX......Page 495 Book X......Page 568 Book XI......Page 626 Book XII......Page 674 List of References......Page 708 John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, who are motivated by all too human temptations but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love. Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition, Paradise Lost is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years, it has held generation upon generation of audiences in rapt attention, and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture. Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 Note by the General Editors 8 Preface to the Second Edition 10 From the Preface to the First Edition 14 Abbreviations 18 Selected Journal Abbreviations 21 Chronological Table of Milton鈥檚 Life and Chief Publications 23 Introduction 30 Composition 30 Printing history 34 Text 37 Punctuation 37 Sources and models 39 Language and style 42 Metrical structure 52 Numerical composition 54 Time-scheme 58 Astronomy 62 Theology 65 Politics and allegory 70 Criticism 74 Portraits and illustrations 77 Paradise Lost 78 The Printer to the Reader 80 In Paradisum Amissam 81 On Paradise Lost 82 The Verse 83 Dryden鈥檚 epigram 84 Book I 84 Book II 138 Book III 193 Book IV 243 Book V 310 Book VI 368 Book VII 417 Book VIII 457 Book IX 495 Book X 568 Book XI 626 Book XII 674 List of References 708 First published in 1968, Alastair Fowler's annotated edition of Paradise Lost is acknowledged as the most authoritative guide to this major work. It is the only recent edition of Paradise Lost to be based on the text of the first (1667) edition, now widely accepted to be closer to Milton's intention than that of 1674. Milton's "Paradise Lost" is one of the great works of literature. This work provides contextual information and notes on composition and context combined with an explication of the multitude allusions Milton called to the poem's aid. It also summarises the vast body of critical attention it has attracted. Fowler's edition is an authoritative guide to one of Milton's major pieces of work and provides an unusual amount of critical commentary, in such a way as to engage with current thought about the poem