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  1. Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse .

  2. Aug 1, 2024 · Paradise Lost, epic poem in blank verse, of the late works by John Milton, originally issued in 10 books in 1667. Many scholars consider Paradise Lost to be one of the greatest poems in the English language.

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  3. Paradise Lost. : Book 1 (1674 version) By John Milton. OF Mans First Disobedience, and the Fruit. Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal tast. 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 Heav'nly Muse, that on the secret top.

  4. Paradise Lost is an epic poem by John Milton that was first published in 1667. The poem explores the biblical story of the fall of man, focusing primarily on the rebellion of Satan and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.

  5. Satan enters Paradise and its beauty causes him painful envy, but he resolves to bring evil out of God’s goodness. Satan sees Adam and Eve, the first humans, and overhears them discussing God’s commandment forbidding them from eating the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge.

  6. A short summary of John Milton's Paradise Lost. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of Paradise Lost.

  7. Oct 12, 2009 · Introduction to Paradise Lost. Milton first published his seminal epic poem, Paradise Lost, in 1667. A “Revised and Augmented” version, which is the one read more widely today, was published in 1674, with this following introduction.

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