{"product_id":"reading-paradise-lost-paperback-softback-9781118918180","title":"Reading Paradise Lost (Paperback \/ softback) 9781118918180","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReading Paradise Lost\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This lucid and entirely jargon-free guide to Paradise Lost will help any reader of the poem to find their feet, and to understand what makes it the best poem in the English language. Hopkins has one, and only one, resemblance to Milton’s Satan, which is that he can make intricate seem straight.” \u003ci\u003eColin Burrow, Oxford University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This is the best introduction to Paradise Lost there is, suitable for the intelligent sixth-former or undergraduate, or the enquiring general reader outside the academy – or indeed anyone who cares about poetry. It is also a joy to read, indeed a real page-turner – and of how many academic books can one say that?” \u003ci\u003eCharles Martindale, Bristol University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDavid Hopkins (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781118918180, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e112 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm, 0.154 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Written in lucid, unpretentious prose, (\u003ci\u003eReading Paradise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e) has ... the character of a first-rate lecture. It opens an uncluttered path into 'the distinctive imagined world' of Paradise Lost and is a guide to understanding it as a long narrative poem. There is a place for such a book in Milton studies, specifically for students coming to the poem for the first time, before they move on to the large handbooks. The championing of the early critics gives the book a distinctive edge and the original and persuasive ideas of the first chapter will be of particular interest to Milton scholars.\" (\u003ci\u003eMilton Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, May 2014)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In true Miltonic style the content skilfully covers the well-known whilst encouraging the brave to question, deconstruct and think again.\"  (\u003ci\u003eThe Use of English\u003c\/i\u003e, 65.1 Autumn 2013)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Any library supporting the teaching of English literature to freshmen and sophomores should acquire it. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and general readers.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 August 2013)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eReading \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThis lucid and entirely jargon-free guide to \u003c\/i\u003eParadise Lost\u003ci\u003e will help any reader of the poem to find their feet, and to understand what makes it the best poem in the English language. Hopkins has one, and only one, resemblance to Milton’s Satan, which is that he can make intricate seem straight\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003eColin Burrow, Oxford University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThis is the best introduction to \u003c\/i\u003eParadise Lost\u003ci\u003e there is, suitable for the intelligent sixth-former or undergraduate, or the enquiring general reader outside the academy – or indeed anyone who cares about poetry. It is also a joy to read, indeed a real page-turner – and of how many academic books can one say that?\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003cbr\u003eCharles Martindale, Bristol University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcise enough to be assimilated in a single session, this short volume maps the wonders of Milton’s poetic landscape. The book offers an exploration of some of the main narrative and poetic elements of the epic poem – qualities which have compelled and fascinated readers for more than three centuries. The author, a celebrated authority on English poetry of the period, engages with (and attempts to counter) some of the critical arguments that impede readers’ enjoyment of the poem. This volume emphasizes the aesthetic experience of reading \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e and brings out the pleasure to be derived from one of the great literary achievements of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface vii  \u003cp\u003e1 Paradise Lost : Poem or “Problem”? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 God, Satan, and Adam 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Eden 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 The Fall 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex to lines and passages from Paradise Lost 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex to main text and notes 93\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literature: history \u0026amp; criticism\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literature:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20criticism%20%5BDS%5D%22\"\u003eDS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52483199336728,"sku":"9781118918180","price":19.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781118918180.jpg?v=1786023897","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reading-paradise-lost-paperback-softback-9781118918180","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}