Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained

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'Greedily she engorged without restraint,
And knew not eating death;'
Milton's Paradise Lost is a poem of epic proportions that tells of Satan's attempts to mislead Eve into disobeying God in the Garden of Eden, by eating from the tree of knowledge. His interpretation of the biblical story of Genesis is vivid and intense in its language, justifying the actions of God to men. In his sequel poem, Paradise Regained, Milton shows Satan trying to seduce Jesus in a similar way to Eve, but ultimately failing as Jesus remains steadfast.

About the author

John Milton (1608-1674) war nach seinem Studium in Cambridge zunächst in Italien und danach für kurze Zeit als Privatlehrer in London tätig. Er kämpfte auf Seiten von Oliver Cromwell gegen die Royalisten und unterstützte die Puritaner mit politischen Schriften. Nach Wiederherstellung des Königtums wurden seine Bücher öffentlich verbrannt und er selbst musste für kurze Zeit ins Gefängnis. Seine bedeutendsten Werke erschienen erst nach 1660. Völlig erblindet, verarmt und vereinsamt, diktierte er das große englische religiöse Epos »Das verlorene Paradies«, das 1668 zum ersten Mal erschien.

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Product details

• Authors: John Milton
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2011
• EAN: 9780007902101
• ISBN: 978-0-00-790210-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 180 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; FICTION / Romance / General, FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Theology, Classical texts, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Poetry by individual poets, Satanism & demonology, Literary studies: ancient, classical & medieval, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Ancient religions & mythologies, Literary studies: poetry and poets, Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Criticism & Exegesis Of Sacred Texts, Satanism and demonology, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary, Hell;Temptation;Adam;Heaven;Satan