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Paradise Lost: The Biblically Annotated Edition

This edition of 'Paradise Lost' includes extensive scholarly annotations that delve into the biblical sources and historical context of John Milton's epic poem. It offers readers a deeper understanding of the poem's religious and cultural significance, with detailed explanations of the biblical references and the historical events that influenced Milton's writing. more

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John Milton
John Milton

John Milton, born on December 9, 1608, in London, and died on November 8, 1674, was a renowned English poet and scholar. He is best known for his epic poem 'Paradise Lost,' which has had a profound impact on world literature. more

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“We should be wary what persecution we raise against the living labors of public men, how we spill that seasoned life of man, preserved and stored up in books, since we see a kind of homicide may be thus committed, sometimes a martyrdom; and if it extend to the whole impression, a kind of massacre, whereof the execution ends not in the slaying of an elemental life, but strikes at the ethereal and fifth essence, the breath of reason itself; slays an immortality rather than a life.”

“Evil into the mind of god or man may come and go, so unapproved, and leave no spot or blame behind.”