Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics Series) - John Milton

Posted : 11 months, 2 weeks ago at Dec 12 10:08

For all of Milton's religious and socially backward personal views I actually loved reading Paradise Lost, but not for the way Milton probably ever intended it to be looked at. There is so much to the work which make readings so varied and abundant with meaning ready and waiting to be plucked (reference intended). I was reading Milton's epic poem for my English Literature class and preparing to write an exam on it (done earlier today), so I was taking especial care to read with a couple of core specific ideas in mind in conjunction with the work (especially ideology, as that was the title of the course). In my personal reading of the book I ended up considering a lot to do with gender roles and free will. I liked Milton's utilisation of blank verse, until then never used in English ...Read more

Rating : 9/10