Paradise lost : ideal and tragic epic
Francis C. Blessington (Author)
Clarifies the complexities of Milton's poem and highlights its relevance to our own time
Print Book, English, 1988
Twayne Publishers, a division of G.K. Hall & Co., Boston, 1988
Twayne's masterwork studies, no. 12
Criticism, interpretation, etc
xiv, 144 pages : portrait ; 23 cm.
9780805779691, 9780805780208, 0805779698, 0805780203
16405406
Historical context
Importance of the work
Critical reception
A reading. The story of all things ; Hell: darkness visible ; Heaven: hail, holy light ; Eden: never since met such ; Michael's vision: the future as prophecy ; The narrator: evil days and evil tongues ; Style and versification: the grand masterpiece to observe ; Sources: sacred founts ; Genres: the anticipations of kind ; Composition and text: premeditated and unpremeditated