Paradise lost : introduction / John Broadbent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Broadbent, J. B., 1926-2012, author.

Contributor:

Cambridge University Press, publisher.

Brooke Crutchley, printer.

Series:

Cambridge Milton for schools and colleges

The Cambridge Milton for schools and colleges

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.

Milton, John.

Paradise lost (Milton, John).

Epic poetry, English--History and criticism.

Epic poetry, English.

Fall of man in literature.

Local Subjects:

Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 175 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

regular print

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] : University Press, 1972.

Summary:

Introduction to Paradise Lost ---- 1. Myth and ritual --- 2. Epic --- 3. Writing, publication and editing of PL --- 4. Ideology --- 5. Ethics --- 6. Theology --- 7. Structures in PL --- 8. Allusion --- 9. Language --- 10. Syntax --- 11. Rhetoric --- 12. Minor components of epic --- 13. Simile --- 14. Rhythm --- 15. Style.

In this, the first introductory volume of the Cambridge Milton for Schools and Colleges, Professor Broadbent, the general editor of the series, presents background and introductory material essential to students for a proper understanding of Paradise Lost. Chapters on mythology, the epic, the writing, publication and subsequent editing of PL and on Milton's ideology and world-view, provide the background to the poem as a whole. The second half of the book engages with the poetry at a more detailed level and examines themes, structures, allusion, language, syntax, rhetoric, similes, rhythm and style, always showing the reader how he can best understand and appreciate Milton's usage. Extensive quotation from PL and other works by Milton and others helps to make all clear.

Contents:

Machine derived contents note: Preface to the Cambridge Milton; Introduction to Paradise Lost; 1. Myth and ritual; 2. Epic; 3. Writing, publication and editing of PL; 4. Ideology; 5. Ethics; 6. Theology; 7. Structures in PL; 8. Allusion; 9. Language; 10. Syntax; 11. Rhetoric; 12. Minor components of epic; 13. Simile; 14. Rhythm; 15. Style; Resources for further study; Chronologies; Contents of PL with some cross-references.

Participant:

ISBN 0 521 09639 1 Pbk: £0.80.

Notes:

"© Cambridge University Press 1972"--verso of title page.

"Printed in Great Britain at the University Printing House, Cambridge (Brooke Crutchley, University printer)--verso of title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-169).

ISBN:

0521080681

9780521080682

0521096391

9780521096393

OCLC:

226135

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