by John Milton · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780140622447
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«Paradise Lost» is John Milton's epic poem, published by Penguin Books in the Penguin Popular Classics collection (paperback, 320 pages, in English).
The poem follows Satan's rebellion against God, the creation of Adam and Eve, and the serpent's temptation in Eden, ending with the expulsion of the first humans from Paradise. Milton reflects on free will, the nature of evil, and divine forgiveness, in a central work of European epic poetry.
Complete and unabridged edition, published in 1996. The cover reproduces an engraving by Ligny from a drawing by Gustave Doré.
Suitable for readers with a command of English interested in epic poetry and classics of English literature.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost was written in blank verse and included 12 books, written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan, and God's expulsion of them from the Garden of Eden. Paradise Lost elevated Milton's reputation as one of history's greatest poets. He also served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.
