Name: Paradise Lost
Rating: 3.836805555555555 (144 reviews)
ISBN: 9780571328550

John Carey

A seminal contribution to literary criticism from one of the UK's greatest living academics

Paradise Lost

John Milton

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ahead of his time by starting from Satan's POV... I know what you are

sophie <3

Edited with an introduction and notes by John Leonard.

Molly M

Milton expressed his imagination so vividly and it’s crazy how this epic has impacted both culture and common religious belief. 

Abigail Marie

Briar's Reviews

Paradise Lost is a unique piece of poetry from many, many centuries ago. It's the retelling of the classic bible story of creation, God, Satan, Adam and Eve. I had to read a select few of the stories for a British Literature class, so I had the opportunity to delve into this book.

This is definitely one of the greatest narrative poetry collections. John Milton's writing has a unique perspective the Bible, and it was really cool to read it. It's definitely a hard read and I recommend listening (or reading!) some professional takes on this work. It makes the poems SO much cooler. It'll take weeks to read through this collection and to understand it, it may take a bit longer. Even though it's a challenge, it's worth it. It's a unique and interesting set of poems that is so beautifully written. It's a beautiful piece of art.

I really liked Paradise Lost Book 9 - Adam and Eve's story. I had the opportunity to spend weeks analyzing this piece, so it sits warmly in my heart. Is Milton blaming Adam? Eve? Satan? God? You decide, but I think he blames God. If God has a plan for everything, why did he plan for the two to be split up and Satan suddenly arrive? Why didn't anyone remind Adam and Eve not to talk to scary, talking snakes? Where did Gabriel run away to?! There's so many questions, and the beauty of the writing and take on the story is just magnificent. 

Four out of five stars.

megan

satan was actually a cool character, but this was still sexist and i didn’t like that part

Sarah Jackson

I don't quite know how to explain how much I enjoyed reading this MASSIVE poem. The language and imagery was just beautiful.
I don't quite know how I feel about Milton though. He was a misogynist... but he wasn't a flat-earther. I'm very conflicted about him.

Daryl Houston

In college, I took a class on Milton with a great professor, so I have a soft spot for a lot of Milton's work.

From almost the moment of its publication in 1667, Paradise Lost was considered a classic. This new edition is derived from the editors modernized Oxford Authors text, with a new introduction that discusses the poem's complexity and critical history, and on-page notes to gloss language and allusions.

Alyssia

I REALLY love the first 3 books. They were epic, grand, interesting, compelling, etc. After that it went downhill for me so quickly. I mean, I'm probably biased reading this as I'm not a big fan of the OT but it was just so long winded and dreary. I'm glad I read this, I do think Milton is quite the genius, but I'm more glad I never have to read it again.

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