“Paradise Lost: A Poem Written in Ten Books” - Essays on the 1667 First Edition

The completed texts of two of the greatest epic poems in English literature are combined in one volume where each provides a profound exploration of the moral problems of God's justice. Each work demonstrates Milton's genius for classicism, innovation, narrative and drama. Includes a new introduction and extensive footnotes.

About the author

Michael Lieb is professor of English and Research Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the University of Illinois at Chicago and is coeditor of The Miltonic Samson, which won the 1996 Irene Samuel Book Award of the Milton Society of America.
John T. Shawcross was professor emeritus of English at the University of Kentucky. He is the author of numerous books, including With Mortal Voice: The Creation of Paradise Lost. He is coeditor of Milton and the Grounds of Contention, and is a two-time winner of the James Holly Hanford Memorial Award for the most distinguished book on Milton.

Product details

• Assisted by: Michael Lieb (Editor), John T Shawcross (Editor), John T. Shawcross (Editor)
• Publisher: Duquesne University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.12.2007
• EAN: 9780820703930
• ISBN: 978-0-8207-0393-0
• No. of pages: 299
• Dimensions: 186 mm x 261 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 708 g
• Series: Medieval & Renaissance Literar; Medieval & Renaissance Literary Studies; Medieval & Renaissance Literar
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies