Paradise Lost
Author: first_name: John
last_name: Milton
Language: English
Year: 1667

Paradise Lost is the first epic of English literature written in the classical style. John Milton saw himself as the intellectual heir of Homer, Virgil, and Dante, and sought to create a work of art which fully represented the most basic tenets of the Protestant faith. His work, which was dictated from memory and transcribed by his daughter, remains as one of the most powerful English poems. (Summary by Caeristhiona)<br /><br />This is a recording of the text of Milton’s first edition of 1667, w