Paradise Lost: A Primer

by Michael Cavanagh

Scott Newstok (Editor)

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A record of a teacher's lifelong love affair with the beauty, wit, and pro fundity of Paradise Lost, celebrating John Milton's un-doctrinal, complex, and therefore deeply satisfying perception of the human condition. After surveying Milton's recurrent struggle as a reconciler of conflicting ide als, this Primer undertakes a book-by-book reading of Paradise Lost, re viewing key features of Milton's "various style," and why we treasure that style. Cavanagh constantly revisits Milton the singer and maker, and the artistic problems he faced in writing this almost impossible poem.

This book is emphatically for first-time readers of Milton, with little...Read more
  • ISBN13 9780813232461
  • Publish Date 8 February 2020
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint The Catholic University of America Press
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Language English