John Milton (1608-1674) was arguably one of the best-read persons ofhis epoch. For over 400 years, many literary critics have declared his monumental work, Paradise Lost, to be the greatest poem in the English language. Dr. Stallard contends that a full understanding of the Bible as the poem's primary inter-text is essential to appreciating the poem in its Puritan context. This Biblically annotated edition of Paradise Lost will be useful to all scholars and students of Milton alike. That a lack of familiarity with the Bible should discourage students of English literature from reading the pinnacle achievement of one of the finest poets and minds in the English language is both sad and avoidable. This edition makes Milton more accessible, comprehensible, and enjoyable for everyone.
- ISBN10 0881462365
- ISBN13 9780881462364
- Publish Date 30 May 2011
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 3 May 2012
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Mercer University Press
- Edition Annotated edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 600
- Language English