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Description
This Norton Critical Edition is designed to make
Paradise Lost accessible for student readers, providing invaluable contextual and biographical information and the tools students need to think critically about this landmark epic. Gordon Teskey's freshly edited text of Milton's masterpiece is accompanied by a new introduction and substantial explanatory annotations. Spelling and punctuation have been modernized, the latter, importantly, within the limits imposed by Milton's syntax.
"Sources and Backgrounds" collects relevant passages from the Bible and Milton's prose writings, including selections from The Reason of Church Government and the full text of Areopagitica.
"Criticism" brings together classic interpretations by Andrew Marvell, John Dryden, Victor Hugo, and T. S. Eliot, among others, and the most important recent criticism and scholarship surrounding the epic, including essays by Northrop Frye, Barbara Lewalski, Christopher Ricks, and Helen Vendler.
A Glossary and Selected Bibliography are also included.
About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide.
Book Club Questions for Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions):
- Did John Milton emphasize any specific themes throughout Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions)? What do you think John Milton is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions)? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) reveal John Milton's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think John Milton is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did John Milton's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions):
- Did John Milton make persuasive arguments in Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions)? Did Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions)?
- How does John Milton present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is John Milton biased within Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions)? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) make you want to read next? Why?
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