Milton's Paradise Lost - eBook

<p>We&’ve all heard about the classics and assume they&’re great. Some of us have even read them on our own. But for those of us who remain a bit intimidated or simply want to get more out of our reading, Crossway&’s Christian Guides to the Classics are here to help.</p> <p>In these short guidebooks, popular professor, author, and literary expert Leland Ryken takes you through some of the greatest literature in history while answering your questions along the way.</p> <p>Each book:</p> <ul> <li>Includes an introduction to the author and work</li> <li>Explains the cultural context</li> <li>Incorporates published criticism</li> <li>Contains discussion questions at the end of each unit of the text</li> <li>Defines key literary terms</li> <li>Lists resources for further study</li> <li>Evaluates the classic text from a Christian worldview</li> </ul><p>This particular guide opens up the paramount epic in the English language, Milton&’s<em> Paradise Lost</em>, and showcases Milton&’s understanding of crime and punishment in the events of creation, paradisal perfection, the fall, and redemption.</p>