John Milton's 'Paradise Lost': A Reading Guide

Noam Reisner leads readers through the complexities of Milton's celebrated and challenging narrative poem as well as introducing them to the key critical views. The guide combines an introduction to the poem's main thematic and stylistic concerns together with discussion of important selec...

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Main Author: Reisner, Noam (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:Reading Guides to Long Poems : RGLP
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Summary:Noam Reisner leads readers through the complexities of Milton's celebrated and challenging narrative poem as well as introducing them to the key critical views. The guide combines an introduction to the poem's main thematic and stylistic concerns together with discussion of important selected passages (substantial extracts from the text are included) and provides readers with a basic set of critical tools with which to interpret the text.Key FeaturesDetailed discussion of select passages from the poem divided into three interrelated sections - 'concepts and themes', 'style and form' and 'historical-political context' - for easy referenceProvides a general guide to teaching the text - first time teachers will find many suggestions for teaching as well as templates for teaching the poem in different course formatsUp-to-date annotated bibliography
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (184 pages)
ISBN:9780748646098
DOI:10.1515/9780748646098

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