′Greedily she engorged without restraint,And knew not eating death;′Milton′s Paradise Lost is a poem of epic proportions that tells of Satan′s attempts to mislead Eve into disobeying God in the Garden
'Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heav'n...'In this selection from Milton's great epic poem Paradise Lost, the fallen angels plot their revenge on Heaven after being banished to Hell - and Satan
The desecrated body of a missing Phoenix heiress lies naked, lifeless, and abandoned in the desolate beauty and lonely terror of the high desert night. A hideous crime is inviting death once more into
John Milton (1608-1674) was arguably one of the best-read persons of his epoch. Milton's commonplace book reveals that in addition to the thoroughly humanistic education that he received at Trinity Co
Noted for its magnificent architecture and extraordinary history, the Yuanming Yuan is China's most famous imperial garden. The complex was begun in the early eighteenth century, and construction cont
This book reads Milton’s Paradise Lost as a poem that seeks to educate its readers by narrating the education of its main characters. Many of Milton’s characters enter the action in late adolescence,
Milton's major epic poem, "Paradise Lost" is an important text for all students of English literature. This new guide leads readers with detailed commentary on core sections and a range of interpretat
John Milton's epic story of cosmic rebellion and the beginning of human history has long been considered one of the greatest and most gripping narratives ever written in English. Yet its intensely poe
This book offers a fresh contextual reading of Paradise Lost, recovering a vital intellectual ferment of the new science,magic, and alchemy of the seventeenth century to reveal new and unexpected aspe
