Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic

By Francis C. Blessington

Book Overview

In Paradise Lost, his poetic retelling of the story of Adam and Eve, John Milton sought to create a Christian parallel to the classical works of Homer and Virgil. His achievement remains the undisputed masterpiece of the epic for in English. Francis Blessington's Paradise Lost: Ideal and Tragic Epic clarifies the complexities of the poem and highlights its relevance to our own time as well as Milton's.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805779698
• ISBN13: 9780805779691
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Twayne Publishers
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.