{"product_id":"paradise-lost","title":"Paradise Lost","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFirst published in 1667, \n\u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e ranks among the greatest of English literature's epic poems. It's a sublime retelling of Adam and Eve's fall from grace and expulsion from Eden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis Dover edition, first published in 2005, is an unabridged republication of Paradise lost, a poem in twelve books, by John Milton;with an introduction and notes on its structure and meaning by John A. Himes, as originally published by Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, New York and London, in 1898. An introductory note has been specially prepared for the present edition--T.p. verso.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Milton's 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 world's creation and the first humans. Its focus is a poetic interpretation \"Of Man's 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.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e In sublime poetry of extraordinary beauty, Milton's poem references tales from Ovid's \n\u003ci\u003eMetamorphoses\u003c\/i\u003e, Homer's \n\u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, and Virgil's \n\u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e. But one need not be a classical scholar to appreciate \n\u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. 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 Milton's deft use of irony, the devil makes evil appear good, just as satanic practices may seem attractive at first glance. \n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e has exercised enormous influence on generations of artists and their works, ranging from the Romantic poets William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley to Joseph Haydn's oratorio \n\u003ci\u003eThe Creation\u003c\/i\u003e and J. R. R. Tolkien's \n\u003ci\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Milton, John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2005-06-10\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh|Poetry \/ Epic|Poetry \/ Subjects \u0026amp; Themes \/ Religious\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam|Eve|Fall of man\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486442877\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9780486442877\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52372325237017,"sku":"SP-9780486442877","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0913\/0380\/5209\/files\/9780486442877_spiral.png?v=1778440656","url":"https:\/\/westbindery.com\/products\/paradise-lost","provider":"West Bindery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}