John Milton

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Paradise Lost

Beschreibung

Paradise lost is one of the greatest, most noble and most sublime poems of all times with immense drama and exhilaration. It is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th century poet John Milton. A tremendous tale of the battle between the Satan and the Gods, to decide the destiny of mankind. It explicitly expresses the struggles of mankind, the innocence pitted against corruption and the rebellion of humans. Satan, one of the fallen angels who rebelled against God, was thrown down into Earth. He wanted to take vengeance on God by destroying his beautiful creations, humankind. The evil Satan disguised himself as a serpent and provoked Eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge, Eve commits the Sin. And thus began the tale of ?man?s first disobedience.?Even though written 3 centuries ago, it still touches the heart and soul of the every reader.

Autor

John Milton (9 December 1608 - 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual, who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. His desire for freedom extended into his style: he introduced new words (coined from Latin) to the English language, and was the first modern writer to employ non-rhymed verse outside of the theatre or translations. William Hayley's 1796 biography called him the greatest English author, and he remains generally regarded as one of the preeminent writers in the English language, though critical reception has oscillated in the centuries since his death (often on account of his republicanism). Samuel Johnson praised Paradise Lost as "a poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind," though he (a Tory and recipient of royal patronage) described Milton's politics as those of an "acrimonious and surly republican." Poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy revered him.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: MAPLE PRESS PVT LTD
• Seitenzahl: 298
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 423g
• ISBN-13: 9789350335031
• ISBN-10: 9350335034
• Artikelnr.: 62235194