Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic (Twayne's Masterwork Studies, No 12)

(Book #12 in the Twayne's Masterwork Studies Series)

By Francis C. Blessington

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In Paradise Lost, his poetic retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, John Milton sought to create a Christian parallel to the classical works of Homer and Virgil. His achievement remains the undisputed masterpiece of the epic for in English. Francis Blessington's Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic clarifies the complexities of the poem and highlights its relevance to our own time as well as Milton's.

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0805779698

ISBN13:9780805779691

Release Date:January 1988

Publisher:Twayne Publishers

Length:144 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

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Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic (Twayne's Masterwork Studies, No 12)

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