Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Paradise Lost
Barbara K. Lewalski
€ 40.00
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Paradise Lost
Paperback. This authoritative edition of Milton's great epic, Paradise Lost, presents the poem in the original language (spelling and punctuation) of its 1674 publication. It thereby recovers pronunciations, sonorities, and rhythms often lost in modernized editions. Barbara K. Num Pages: 392 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DCF; DSBD; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 170 x 21. Weight in Grams: 674.
In this authoritative edition of John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost is presented in the original language of its 1674 publication, with explanatory annotations and word glosses.
In this authoritative edition of John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost is presented in the original language of its 1674 publication, with explanatory annotations and word glosses.
- Edited by one of the world's leading Milton scholars, the author of the acclaimed The Life of Milton (Blackwell 2000), which won the Milton Society of America's James Holly Hanford Book Award
- Offers readers the opportunity to experience the brilliance and beauty of Paradise Lost as it was experienced by his contemporaries
- Presents Paradise Lost in its original 1674 form
- Incorporates accidentals (spelling and punctuation) from ... Read more
- Recovers Miltonic rhythms, pronunciations, and sound qualities often lost in modern editions
- Annotates names, places, biblical and literary allusions, and unfamiliar words
- Includes illustrations by John Baptista Medina from the 1688 Folio edition
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United States
ISBN
9781405129299
SKU
V9781405129299
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Barbara K. Lewalski
Barbara K. Lewalski is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of English Literature and of History and Literature at Harvard University. She is author of the definitive critical biography, The Life of Milton (Blackwell, 2000), which won the Milton Society of America’s James Holly Hanford Book Award, and which has been widely celebrated. Her many other publications include Paradise Lost and ... Read more
Reviews for Paradise Lost
"Barbara Lewalski is the doyenne of the community of Milton scholars, but she also remains committed to the enterprise of teaching. In this exemplary edition of Paradise Lost both qualities are in evidence: the text is scrupulous and the scholarship rigorous, but both the introduction and the notes are accommodated to the needs of students who will be coming to ... Read more