Paradise Lost
First published AD 1667, written in English
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The poem concerns the biblical story of the fall of man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books with minor revisions throughout. It is considered to be Milton's masterpiece, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets.
Your reading
What it draws on
- Aeneid
Virgil, 50 BC
Milton set out to write an English epic to stand beside Virgil's, and for the second edition rearranged it into twelve books, as the Aeneid has. The invocations, epic similes and catalogues are Virgil's, turned to the story of the Fall.
Source: Wikipedia, Paradise Lost
“A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout.” Read it there
%20-%20Wuthering%20Heights%2C%201847.jpg?width=240)
.jpeg?width=300)
.jpg?width=300)