By: Barbara K. Lewalski, John Milton Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Binding: Paperback Label: Wiley-Blackwell Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 392 Publication Date: November 27, 2007
Product Description: 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 the 1674 edition
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
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Tony's Online Tips
Trevor
