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  2. Paradise Lost - Wikipedia

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    Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the English poet John Milton (16081674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout.

  3. Paradise Lost : Book 1 (1674 version) - Poetry Foundation

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    Paradise Lost. : Book 1 (1674 version) By John Milton. OF Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit. Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast. Brought Death into the World, and all our woe, With loss of Eden, till one greater Man. Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat, Sing Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top.

  4. Paradise Lost | Summary & Facts | Britannica

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    Paradise Lost, epic poem in blank verse, of the late works by John Milton, originally issued in 10 books in 1667. Many scholars consider Paradise Lost to be one of the greatest poems in the English language.

  5. Paradise Lost: Study Guide - SparkNotes

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    Paradise Lost is an epic poem by John Milton that was first published in 1667. The poem explores the biblical story of the fall of man, focusing primarily on the rebellion of Satan and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

  6. Paradise Lost: Full Poem Summary - SparkNotes

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    A short summary of John Milton's Paradise Lost. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Paradise Lost.

  7. Paradise Lost by John Milton Plot Summary | LitCharts

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    Get all the key plot points of John Milton's Paradise Lost on one page. From the creators of SparkNotes.

  8. Paradise Lost Study Guide: Plot, Characters, Themes - ThoughtCo

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    Paradise Lost is an epic poem by John Milton originally published in 1667, later revised in 1674. At the time of its publication, it was, in fact, quite daring in its politics and its handling of the character of Satan, who remains one of the most complex and subtly-rendered characters in literary history. That Milton, who was a pious man of ...

  9. Introduction to Paradise Lost | The Poetry Foundation

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    Introduction to Paradise Lost. Milton first published his seminal epic poem, Paradise Lost, in 1667. A “Revised and Augmented” version, which is the one read more widely today, was published in 1674, with this following introduction.

  10. Paradise Lost – Common Works - Princeton University

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    Paradise Lost tells the story of the Fall of mankind in the Garden of Eden, and before it, the rise of the rebel angels in heaven, led by Satan, and their defeat and casting into hell. Milton’s rewrite of the Book of Genesis in the Bible is extensive; to call it daring is an understatement.

  11. Paradise Lost - Wikisource, the free online library

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    Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (16081674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse.