Paradise Lost

InParadiseLostMiltonproducedapoemofepicscale,conjuringupavast,awe-inspiringcosmosandrangingacrosshugetractsofspaceandtime.Andyet,inputtingacharismaticSatanandnakedAdamandEveatthecentreofthisstory,healsocreatedanintenselyhumantragedyontheFallofMan.WrittenwhenMiltonwasinhisfifties-blind,bitterlydisappointedbytheRestorationandbrieflyindangerofexecution-ParadiseLost'sapparentambivalencetowardsauthorityhasledtointensedebateaboutwhetheritmanagesto'justifythewaysofGodtomen'orexposesthecrueltyofChristianity.JohnLeonard'srevisededitionofParadiseLostcontainsfullnotes,whichelucidateMilton'sbiblical,classicalandhistoricalallusionsanddiscusshisvivid,highlyoriginaluseoflanguageandblankverse.