Milton

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Milton's Paradise Lost is one of the great works of literature, of any time and in any language. Marked by Milton's characteristic erudition it is a work epic both in scale and, notoriously, in ambition. For nearly 350 years it has held generation upon generation of scholars, students and readers in rapt attention and its profound influence can be seen in almost every corner of Western culture. First published in 1968, with John Carey's Complete Shorter Poems, Alastair Fowler's Paradise Lost is widely acknowledged to be the most authoritative edition.;Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Note by the General Editors; Preface to the Second Edition; From the Preface to the First Edition; Abbreviations; Selected Journal Abbreviations; Chronological Table of Milton's Life andChief Publications; Introduction; Composition; Printing history; Text; Punctuation; Sources and models; Language and style; Metrical structure; Numerical composition; Time-scheme; Astronomy; Theology; Politics and allegory; Criticism; Portraits and illustrations; Paradise Lost; The Printer to the Reader; In Paradisum Amissam; On Paradise Lost; The Verse. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Note by the General Editors Preface to the Second Edition From the Preface to the First Edition Abbreviations Selected Journal Abbreviations Chronological Table of Milton's Life andChief Publications Introduction Composition Printing history Text Punctuation Sources and models Language and style Metrical structure Numerical composition Time-scheme Astronomy Theology Politics and allegory Criticism Portraits and illustrations Paradise Lost The Printer to the Reader In Paradisum Amissam On Paradise Lost The Verse. Dryden's epigramBook I Book II Book III Book IV Book V Book VI Book VII Book VIII Book IX Book X Book XI Book XII List of References.