Milton: Paradise Lost (Landmarks of World Literature (New))

This volume offers an accessible and stimulating introduction to one of the most influential texts of western literature. This guide highlights Milton's imaginative daring as he boldly revises the epic tradition, brilliantly elaborates upon Genesis, and shapes his ambitious narrative in order to retell the story of the Fall. The book considers the heretical dimensions of Paradise Lost and its theology, while situating Milton's great poem in its literary, religious, and political contexts. A concluding chapter addresses the influence of Milton's sublime poem as a source of creative inspiration for later writers, from the Restoration to the Romantics. Finally, the volume offers an extremely useful and newly updated guide to further reading, which students will find invaluable. "This volume offers an accessible and stimulating introduction to one of the most influential texts of western literature. This book highlights Milton's imaginative daring and considers the heretical dimensions of Paradise Lost and its theology, while situating Milton's geat poem in its literary, religious, and political contexts. Finally, the volume offers an extremely useful and newly updated guide to further reading, which students and teachers will find invaluable."--Jacket Offering a stimulating introduction to one of the most influential texts of Western literature, this book highlights Milton's imaginative daring, in considering the heretical dimensions of Paradise Lost and its theology. It situates Milton's great poem in its literary, religious, and political contexts and includes an extremely useful and newly updated guide to further reading. First Edition Hb (1993): 0-521-39303-5 First Edition Pb (1993): 0-521-39899-1 An introduction to the great English epic examines Milton's poem in its historical, theological, and literary context.