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Paradise Lost
John Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds - heaven, hell, and earth - as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, who are motivated by all too human temptations but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love.
Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition, Paradise Lost is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years, it has held generation upon generation of audiences in rapt attention, and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture.
Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition, Paradise Lost is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years, it has held generation upon generation of audiences in rapt attention, and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture.
453 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1667
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John Milton
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Paradise Lost
, the epic poem of 1667 and an account of fall of humanity from grace.
Beelzebub, one fallen angel in Paradise Lost, of John Milton, lay in power next to Satan.
Belial, one fallen angel, rebelled against God in Paradise Lost of John Milton.
John Milton, polemicist, man of letters, served the civil Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote in blank verse at a time of religious flux and political upheaval.
Prose of John Milton reflects deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. He wrote in Latin, Greek, and Italian and achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644) in condemnation of censorship before publication among most influential and impassioned defenses of free speech and the press of history.
William Hayley in biography of 1796 called and generally regarded John Milton, the "greatest ... author," "as one of the preeminent writers in the ... language," though since his death, critical reception oscillated often on his republicanism in the centuries. Samuel Johnson praised, "with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the ... mind," though he, a Tory and recipient of royal patronage, described politics of Milton, an "acrimonious and surly republican."
Because of his republicanism, centuries of British partisanship subjected John Milton.
Beelzebub, one fallen angel in Paradise Lost, of John Milton, lay in power next to Satan.
Belial, one fallen angel, rebelled against God in Paradise Lost of John Milton.
John Milton, polemicist, man of letters, served the civil Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote in blank verse at a time of religious flux and political upheaval.
Prose of John Milton reflects deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. He wrote in Latin, Greek, and Italian and achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644) in condemnation of censorship before publication among most influential and impassioned defenses of free speech and the press of history.
William Hayley in biography of 1796 called and generally regarded John Milton, the "greatest ... author," "as one of the preeminent writers in the ... language," though since his death, critical reception oscillated often on his republicanism in the centuries. Samuel Johnson praised, "with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the ... mind," though he, a Tory and recipient of royal patronage, described politics of Milton, an "acrimonious and surly republican."
Because of his republicanism, centuries of British partisanship subjected John Milton.
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April 9, 2025
路西法带领三分之一的天使反抗上帝的章节写得太荡气回肠了，本科时期的英国文学选读我们选的就是第二章开端召开全体会议的内容，当时便已觉路西法的形象无比立体，而当今天看完更觉如此。坠落混沌七天七夜重重摔在熊熊烈火的最底层后该有多大的勇气才能腾空而起冲出地狱之门完成自己的冒险呢。弥尔顿找不到足够丰富的语言描述上帝和圣子，而他却用最呕心沥血的精致语言去刻画这样的路西法，太伟大了。可问题在于，伊甸园部分的故事太无聊且太男性本位思想了，这一方面是圣经本身的锅，另一个则是他作为政治家的天性
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October 13, 2023
好一本撒旦赞歌，如果不是听说失乐园创造了最伟大的反派我可能永远都不会拿起这本。讲的是撒旦带头跟上帝打仗被打入混沌然后找到了地狱，为了报复变成了蛇引诱夏娃吃知识树上的果导致亚当夏娃被上帝审判并被逐出伊甸园。撒旦对天使说你要对上帝时时卑躬屈膝才能享受快乐这是奴性不是自由（被权威分配的自由不叫自由说得太对了），撒旦又对夏娃说吃了就能拥有知识和理性，凭什么上帝不给你吃（我本人大吃特吃）。亚当被上帝审判所延伸出来的心有不甘也写得贼好，凭什么要所有子代都受这个罪的惩罚？那我能不能不生孩子能不能去死？我也不敢自杀因为我知道上帝报复心很强我怕比死还难受。太喜欢了不愧是流传300多年的经典
August 8, 2019
Sublime. 英语还可以是这样！！！以及C. S. Lewis和Empson文章写得真好~
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