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Paradise Lost and Selected Poetry and Prose
Paradise Lost and Selected Poetry and John Paradise Lost and Selected Poetry and Holt, Rinehart and FIRST First Edition, First Printing. Published by Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1951. Octavo. Paperback. Book is very good with light toning to the page ends and light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.Seller 312742 Poetry We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!
256 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1965
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John Milton
3,785 books2,246 followersPeople best know John Milton, English scholar, for
Paradise Lost
, the epic poem of 1667 and an account of fall of humanity from grace.
Beelzebub, one fallen angel in Paradise Lost, of John Milton, lay in power next to Satan.
Belial, one fallen angel, rebelled against God in Paradise Lost of John Milton.
John Milton, polemicist, man of letters, served the civil Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote in blank verse at a time of religious flux and political upheaval.
Prose of John Milton reflects deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. He wrote in Latin, Greek, and Italian and achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644) in condemnation of censorship before publication among most influential and impassioned defenses of free speech and the press of history.
William Hayley in biography of 1796 called and generally regarded John Milton, the "greatest ... author," "as one of the preeminent writers in the ... language," though since his death, critical reception oscillated often on his republicanism in the centuries. Samuel Johnson praised, "with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the ... mind," though he, a Tory and recipient of royal patronage, described politics of Milton, an "acrimonious and surly republican."
Because of his republicanism, centuries of British partisanship subjected John Milton.
Beelzebub, one fallen angel in Paradise Lost, of John Milton, lay in power next to Satan.
Belial, one fallen angel, rebelled against God in Paradise Lost of John Milton.
John Milton, polemicist, man of letters, served the civil Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote in blank verse at a time of religious flux and political upheaval.
Prose of John Milton reflects deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. He wrote in Latin, Greek, and Italian and achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644) in condemnation of censorship before publication among most influential and impassioned defenses of free speech and the press of history.
William Hayley in biography of 1796 called and generally regarded John Milton, the "greatest ... author," "as one of the preeminent writers in the ... language," though since his death, critical reception oscillated often on his republicanism in the centuries. Samuel Johnson praised, "with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the ... mind," though he, a Tory and recipient of royal patronage, described politics of Milton, an "acrimonious and surly republican."
Because of his republicanism, centuries of British partisanship subjected John Milton.
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March 16, 2025
Satan is such a silly goose
January 25, 2016
Back when I was an undergraduate English major, we read excerpts of Paradise Lost and the entirety of Areopagitica and I have a (possibly false?) memory of more or less enjoying the experience. This time around was a little different. I have to be honest: getting through this book was a serious slog for me. Maybe that's because I've lost patience with slowly working through texts from the long-past or maybe I'm just too addled by television and pop-culture.
Whatever the case, Milton's voice felt very far away from any of the concerns of my life in present day America. There is a level of beauty in the blank verse and Satan remains the most interesting character in the book, but really, it's just exhausting.
In addition to Paradise Lost, this particular volume contains Areopagitica and some of sonnets and other political writings of Milton. There are some brief snippets of explanatory text from the editors, but you are largely on your own.
I give it three stars out of a stodgy respect for Milton's place in the canon, but it is safe to say that I'm putting this one on the shelf knowing that it will likely sit there undisturbed for many years to come.
Whatever the case, Milton's voice felt very far away from any of the concerns of my life in present day America. There is a level of beauty in the blank verse and Satan remains the most interesting character in the book, but really, it's just exhausting.
In addition to Paradise Lost, this particular volume contains Areopagitica and some of sonnets and other political writings of Milton. There are some brief snippets of explanatory text from the editors, but you are largely on your own.
I give it three stars out of a stodgy respect for Milton's place in the canon, but it is safe to say that I'm putting this one on the shelf knowing that it will likely sit there undisturbed for many years to come.
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