Paradise Lost (Barnes & Noble Classics) (U)

LDIV R LDIV R LDIV R LI RParadise Lost L/I R, by LB RJohn Milton L/B R, is part of the LI RBarnes Noble Classics L/I R LI R L/I Rseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of LI RBarnes Noble Classics L/I R: LDIV R\n\nNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars \nBiographies of the authors \nChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events \nFootnotes and endnotes \nSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work \nComments by other famous authors \nStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations \nBibliographies for further reading \nIndices Glossaries, when appropriate\nAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. LI RBarnes Noble Classics L/I Rpulls together a constellation of influences―biographical, historical, and literary―to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. L/DIV R L/DIV R LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" R L/P R LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" RAs a young student, LB RJohn Milton L/B R fantasized about bringing the poetic elocution of Homer and Virgil to the English language. Milton realized this dream with his graceful, sonorous LI RParadise Lost L/I R, now considered the most influential epic poem in English literature. L/P R LP style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" R L/P RA retelling of the biblical story of mankind’s fall from grace, Milton’s epic opens shortly after the dramatic expulsion of Satan and his army of angels from Heaven. What follows is a cosmic battle between good and evil that ranges across vast, splendid tracts of time and space, from the wild abyss of Chaos and the fiery lake of Hell to the Gate of Heaven and God’s newly created paradise, the Garden of Eden. Controversy still swirls around Milton’s magnificent and sympathetic characterization of Satan, a portrait so compelling that many critics have maintained that he is the true hero of the story. L/DIV R LDIV R L/DIV R LDIV R LDIV R LB RDavid Hawkes L/B R is Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. His books include LI RIdols of the Marketplace L/I R (2001) and LI RIdeology L/I R (second edition, 2003), and he has contributed articles to LI RThe Nation L/I R, the LI R Times Literary Supplement L/I R, and the LI RJournal of the History of Ideas L/I R. L/DIV R L/DIV R L/DIV R