Paradise Lost by John Milton | Classic Literature Paperback Book

A defining work of the English literary tradition.

First published in the seventeenth century, Paradise Lost is John Milton’s epic account of the Fall of Man, shaped by classical learning, biblical narrative, and a radical ambition to explore freedom, obedience, and moral responsibility. Written in blank verse of extraordinary control and power, it stands as one of the most demanding and influential poems in the English language.

The poem is vast in scope yet precise in purpose. Heaven, Hell, and Eden form its stages, but its true concern lies with choice — the tension between authority and rebellion, reason and passion, knowledge and innocence. Milton’s Satan is one of literature’s most complex creations, not as a hero, but as a figure through whom pride and self-deception are laid bare.

Read today, Paradise Lost remains intellectually rigorous and stylistically uncompromising. Its influence can be traced across centuries of poetry, theology, and political thought, marking it as a cornerstone of Western literature rather than a relic of its time.

Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Author: John Milton
Number of pages: 254

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