Paradise Lost by John Milton

"Paradise Lost" by John Milton is an epic poem published in 1667. It retells the biblical story of humanity's fall: Satan's rebellion against God, his banishment to Hell, and his vengeful plot to corrupt God's newest creation—mankind. Through the temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Milton explores themes of free will, obedience, and moral consequence. The poem features one of literature's most complex villains and ends with humanity's expulsion from Paradise, yet offers hope for redemption. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Milton, John, 1608-1674
Title Paradise Lost
Note See also #20, which is from a substantially different print edition. #20 has 10 books, while #26 has 12 books.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost
Credits Dr. Joseph Raben
Reading Level Reading ease score: 53.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Fall of man -- Poetry
Subject Adam (Biblical figure) -- Poetry
Subject Eve (Biblical figure) -- Poetry
Subject Bible. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry
Category Text
EBook-No. 26
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Mar 13, 2025
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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