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'''''Paradise Lost''''' is an epic poem by [[John Milton]], originally published in 1667. It describes the fall of man in 12 books and was followed by a ''Paradise Regained'' in 1671 which described the temptations of [[Christ]]. Many contemporary scholars consider it the greatest modern epic and a valuable treatise on the nature of mankind as a faulted being. | '''''Paradise Lost''''' is an epic poem by [[John Milton]], originally published in 1667. It describes the fall of man in 12 books and was followed by a ''Paradise Regained'' in 1671 which described the temptations of [[Christ]]. Many contemporary scholars consider it the greatest modern epic and a valuable treatise on the nature of mankind as a faulted being. | ||
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*[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/pl/intro/index.shtml ''Paradise Lost''] | *[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/pl/intro/index.shtml ''Paradise Lost''] | ||
Revision as of 21:41, October 29, 2009
Paradise Lost is an epic poem by John Milton, originally published in 1667. It describes the fall of man in 12 books and was followed by a Paradise Regained in 1671 which described the temptations of Christ. Many contemporary scholars consider it the greatest modern epic and a valuable treatise on the nature of mankind as a faulted being.
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