Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 775 g
Buch, Englisch, 392 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 775 g
ISBN: 978-1-4051-2928-2
Verlag: Wiley
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
Zielgruppe
serious students and scholars of John Milton and 17th century literature
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Weitere Infos & Material
Note on This Edition.
Acknowledgments.
List of Illustrations.
Chronology.
Introduction.
Textual Introduction.
PARADISE LOST.
In Paradisum Amissam Summi Poetæ (S[amuel] B[arrow] M. D.).
On Paradise Lost (A[ndrew] M[arvell]).
The Verse.
Book 1.
Book 2.
Book 3.
Book 4.
Book 5.
Book 6.
Book 7.
Book 8.
Book 9.
Book 10.
Book 11.
Book 12.
Textual Notes.
Appendix: Sketches for Dramas on the Fall, from the Trinity Manuscript.
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