Paradise Lost: A Student's Companion to the Poem

by Francis Blessington

A serious reading of Milton's Epic-basic enough to help novice readers and original enough in places to interest seasoned readers.-Seventeenth-Century News

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Francis Blessington’s major area is John Milton and seventeenth-century English literature. He has written two books on Milton that have become standard: Paradise Lost and the Classical Epic (Routledge) and Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic (A Student’s Companion to the Poem) (Twayne). Currently, he is writing a book on Milton’s use of witchcraft in Paradise Lost. He also teaches Greek and Roman literature and the Bible, emphasizing their relevance to the modern world. Also a poet and fiction writer, Professor Blessington teaches courses in creative writing.