Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained - Softcover

Milton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451524748 ISBN 13: 9780451524744

Publisher: Signet Classics, 1968

Synopsis

Here in one volume are the complete texts of two of the greatest epic poems in English literature, each a profound exploration of the moral problems of God's justice. They demonstrate Milton's genius for classicism and innovation, narrative and drama-and are a grand example of what Samuel Johnson called his "peculiar power to astonish."

Edited by Christopher Ricks
With a New Introduction by Dr. Susanne Woods

About this title

About the Author

John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, and studied at the University of Cambridge. He originally planned to become a clergyman, but abandoned those ambitions to become a poet. Political in his writings, he served a government post during the time of the Commonwealth. In 1651, he went completely blind but he continued to write, finishing Paradise Lost in 1667, and Paradise Regained in 1671. He died in 1674.
Christopher Ricks is professor of humanities at Boston University and most recently author of Dylan’s Visions of Sin.
Christopher Ricks is professor of humanities at Boston University and most recently author of Dylan’s Visions of Sin.

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet Classics
• Publication date: 1968
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451524748
• ISBN 13: 9780451524744
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 400
• Editor: Ricks Christopher