"Paradise Lost: A Poem Written in Ten Books" Essays on the 1667 First Edition

by John T. Shawcross

Book Overview

Appearing in tandem with the publication of an authoritative text of the first edition of John Milton's Paradise Lost, these insightful essays by ten Miltonists establish the significant differences between the text, context, and effect of the poem's first edition (1667) and those of the now-standard second edition. In bringing together essays by various hands, editors Michael Lieb and John T. Shawcross seek to map what may be termed a new...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271095466
• ISBN13: 9780271095462
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 299 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"