Paradise Lost and Other Poems
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Paradise Lost and Other Poems
By (Author) John Milton
Notes by Edward Le Comte
Introduction by Edward M. Cifelli
Afterword by Regina Marler
Penguin Putnam Inc
Signet
9th June 2011
United States
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
464
Width 108mm, Height 169mm, Spine 25mm
255g
Description
With the three works included in this volume--Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, and Lycidas--Milton placed himself next to Shakespeare, Dante, and Homer as one of the greatest literary genius in history.
Author Bio
John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, and studied at the University of Cambridge. He originally planned to become a clergyman, but abandoned those ambitions to become a poet. Political in his writings, he served a government post during the time of the Commonwealth. In 1651, he went completely blind but he continued to write, finishing Paradise Lost in 1667, and Paradise Regained in 1671. He died in 1674.
