Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English writer John Milton. It was printed in 1667 though it was written nearly ten years earlier. The second part was printed in 1674. Most of the poem was written after Milton was blind.[1]
 Title page of the first edition (1667) | |
| Author | John Milton |
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| Cover artist | J. B. de Medina and Henry Aldrich |
| Country | England |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Samuel Simmons (original) |
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| Followed by | Paradise Regained |
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The poem is about the Christian story of the Fall of Man: how Adam and Eve got out from the Garden of Eden and about the fallen angel Lucifer.
Paradise Lost Media
LibriVox recording by Owen. Book One, Part 1.
Milton Dictating to His Daughter, Henry Fuseli (1794)
The Return of Milton's Wife, Henry Fuseli (1798–99)
Notes
- ↑ "Paradise Lost: Introduction". Dartmouth College. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- Discussion and Information Forum Archived 2010-02-26 at the Wayback Machine