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The completed texts of two of the greatest epic poems in English literature are combined in one volume where each provides a profound exploration of the moral problems of Gods justice. Each work demonstrates Miltons genius for classicism, innovation, narrative and drama. Includes a new introduction and extensive footnotes. Miltons great 17th-century epic draws upon Bible stories and classical mythology to explore the meaning of existence, as understood by people of the Western world. Its roots lie in the Genesis account of the worlds creation and the first humans; its focus is a poetic interpretation Of Mans first disobedience, and the fruit / Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste / Brought death into the world, and all our woe / With loss of Eden. In sublime poetry of extraordinary beauty, Miltons poem references tales from Ovids Metamorphoses, the Iliad and Odyssey, and Virgils Aeneid. But one need not be a classical scholar to appreciate Paradise Lost. In addition to its imaginative use of language, the poem features a powerful and sympathetic portrait of Lucifer, the rebel angel who frequently outshines his moral superiors. With Miltons deft use of irony, the devil makes evil appear good, just as satanic practices may seem attractive at first glance. Paradise Lost has exercised enormous influence on generations of artists and their works, ranging from the Romantic poets William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley to Joseph Haydns oratorio The Creation and J. R. R. Tolkiens The Lord of the Rings.
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