John Milton's Paradise Lost Page 1 Page 2 John Milton’s Paradise Lost John Milton’s epic
poem Paradise Lost (1667), a reworking of the Biblical story of the loss of Eden, is a literary
landmark for writers, critics and students around the world. Taking the form of a sourcebook,
this guide to Milton’s complex work offers: • extensive introductory comment on the contexts
and many interpretations of the text, from publication to the present • annotated extracts from
key contextual documents, reviews, critical works and the text itself • cross-references between …

Conclusion: Satan a surpassing poetic figure but not a hero Style: Extreme terseness and
condensation Latinism, a key note to sublimity Inverted construction of sentences Impart
force and effectiveness Suggestiveness Epic-similes Verbal music Suspension Double
epithets Blank verse Variety in pauses and stresses Overflow of sense Theme:(Justification
of God's way) Chosen after years of deep thinking Universality The interpretation of Fall The
doctrine of free will Regeneration of Redemption Significance of Fall of Satan The frailty of …

Note on the e-text: this Renascence Editions text was transcribed by Judy Boss in Omaha,
Nebraska, and is provided by Renascence Editions with her kind permission. This edition is
in the public domain. Be aware that this is a text from the first edition of 1667, having ten
books instead of the second edition's twelve, and that line numbers do not necessarily
correspond with those in the textbook you were assigned. Content unique to this
presentation is copyright© 1997 The University of Oregon. For nonprofit and educational …