John Milton

Gebundenes Buch

Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Other Poems. the Poetical Works of John Milton

Beschreibung

This book contains John Milton's poetical works, with line numbers and footnotes. This includes Paradise lost, Paradise Regain'd and Sampson Agonistes as well as forty-nine other works. Most famous of these is Paradise Lost which is the Epic Poem by Milton, considered to be one of the greatest literary works in the English language. It was originally published in 1667 in ten books, containing over ten thousand lines of verse. The poem brings to life the story in Genesis about the Fall of Man and subsequent expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton states that his purpose in writing the poem is to "justify the ways of God to men."

Autor

John Milton (1608 - 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. Milton's poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. Writing in English, Latin, Greek and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644)-written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship-is among history's most influential and impassioned defenses of free speech and freedom of the press.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Benediction Classics
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1075g
• ISBN-13: 9781781391730
• ISBN-10: 1781391734
• Artikelnr.: 35721856