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Paradise Lost
A Norton Critical Edition
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This Norton Critical Edition includes:
- The 1674 text of Paradise Lost, with emendations and adoptions from the first edition and from the scribal manuscript. Spelling and punctuation have been modernised for student readers.
- An illuminating introduction and abundant explanatory annotations by Gordon Teskey.
- Source and background materials, including Milton's greatest prose work, Areopagitica, in its entirety and key selections from the Bible.
- Topically arranged commentaries and interpretationsβseventy-eight in all, thirty-nine of them new to the Second Editionβfrom classic assessments to current scholarship.
- A glossary of names and suggestions for further reading.
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Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part formatβannotated text, contexts, and criticismβhelps students to better understand, analyse, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.
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Paradise Lost is lauded for its vivid portrayal of the biblical tale of the Fall of Man, with many reviews celebrating Milton's ambitious and powerful use of blank verse. Critics often praise the complexity and richness of its themes, including justice, free will, and redemption. The language is described as eloquent and intricate, challenging readers with its depth and allusion-filled narrative.
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ISBN: 9780393617085
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 January 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: WW Norton & Co
Edition: Second Edition
Contributors:
- Edited by Gordon Teskey
Audience: Tertiary education
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 36.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 213.0mm
Weight: 511g
Pages: 624
About the Author
Gordon Teskey is Professor of English at Harvard University. He is the author of Delirious Milton: The Poet in the Modern World and Allegory and Violence, and co-editor of Unfolded Tales: Essays on Renaissance Romance.
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