A guidebook to Paradise lost
By: Joe Nutt
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780230536654
Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh; LITERARY CRITICISM / General; History and criticism; Fall of man in literature; LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry; English Epic poetry
Description: "This book provides an accessible route into Milton's complex epic poem, guiding students through the text by a combination of close textual analysis and summary of key themes and techniques. Assuming limited biblical or classical knowledge, it focuses on developing the reading skills necessary for tackling this canonical text"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Historical and Biographical Context; title: Religious Mythology; title: Epic Voyage; title: Redemption and Free Will; title: Paradise Perturbed; title: Wilful Transgression; title: War in Heaven; title: Genesis; title: Divine Love and Love Divine; title: Wiles and Wilfulness; title: Crime and Punishment; title: Loss of Paradise; title: Banishment and Hope; title: Further Reading.