Paradise Lost by John Milton : An Easy to Read Edition

By Wash, Timoleon

Book Id: WPLBN0003468609
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 5.46 MB
Reproduction Date: 3/29/2015

Title:	Paradise Lost by John Milton : An Easy to Read Edition
Author:	Wash, Timoleon
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Drama and Literature, Adam & Eve
Collections:	Authors Community, Poetry
Historic Publication Date:	2015
Publisher:	Timoleon Wash Publications

Member Page:	Tim Wash
Citation APA MLA Chicago Wash, B. T. (2015). Paradise Lost by John Milton : An Easy to Read Edition. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Paradise Lost by John Milton; An Easy to Read Edition. Milton's masterpiece was difficult for me to read. I was challenged by three things: Milton's use of his "blank verse" format; the archaic spelling in currently available editions; and Milton's many references to obscure historical and mythological events, locations, and characters. To make my next reading of this beloved poem easier, I have made changes in three areas. First, I have updated the spelling. Second, I have included a glossary. Third, I have reformatted the poem into something very much like a script. This quasi-script format offers a side benefit of making this text much easier to read aloud.

Summary
Milton's Famous Poem.

Excerpt
Paradise Lost by John Milton; An Easy to Read Edition. Book I. (Milton narrating) Of man's first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree, Whose mortal taste 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 heavenly muse, that on the secret top of Oreb, or of Sinai, Didst inspire that shepherd, who first taught the chosen seed, In the beginning how the heavens and earth rose out of Chaos: Or if Sion hill delight thee more, And Siloa's brook that flowed fast by the oracle of God;