This essential volume helps students to appreciate Milton's classic work. Part I uses carefully selected extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal...
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This essential volume helps students to appreciate Milton's classic work. Part I uses carefully selected extracts for close textual analysis, while Part II examines the historical and literary contexts and key criticism. The volume is an ideal introductory guide for those who are studying 'Paradise Lost' for the first time. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- General Editor's Preface -- How to Use this Book -- A Note on Texts and Supplementary Materials -- Abbreviations and References -- PART 1 Analysing Paradise Lost -- 1 Milton's Conception in Paradise Lost -- Prosodic* Structure -- Syntactic Structure -- Thematic Structure -- Imagery and Symbolism -- An Overview of the Four Proems -- Autobiographical Elements and Narrative Method -- Conclusions -- Thematic Features -- Stylistic Features -- Methods of Analysis -- Further Work -- 2 The Epic Structure of Paradise Lost -- Epic Language and the Use of Epithets -- Chronology -- Epic Similes -- The Dissimile -- The Pun and the Anti-pun -- Conclusions -- Methods of Analysis -- Further Work -- 3 God, His Son, and the Realms of Light -- God -- The Son -- The Angels and Other Heavenly Entities -- Conclusions -- Methods of Analysis -- Further Work -- 4 Satan, the Rebel Angels, and their World of Darkness -- Satan on the Border of the Garden of Eden -- Satan Enters the Garden of Eden -- The World of the Fallen Angels -- The Transformation of Satan -- Conclusions -- Methods of Analysis -- Further Work -- 5 Adam, Eve and their Perfect Paradise -- The Garden of Eden -- Adam and Eve -- Eve's Dream -- Conclusions -- Methods of Analysis -- Further Work -- 6 The Fall and its Aftermath -- The Temptation -- Original Sin -- The Loss of Eden, and the Promise of the Future -- Conclusions -- Methods of Analysis -- Further Work -- PART 2 The Context and the Critics -- 7 Milton's Life as it Relates to Paradise Lost -- The Genesis of Paradise Lost -- Milton's Education -- European Travel -- Pamphleteer and Political Activist -- Blindness -- Last Years -- 8 The Context of Paradise Lost -- Literary Antecedents -- Science -- Politics -- Religion and Theology -- Marriage and Related Matters -- The Influence of Paradise Lost -- Conclusion.
