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Paradise Lost: A Norton Critical Edition

by John Milton

Milton’s epic with context and criticism

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Milton’s epic with context and criticism

This second Norton Critical Edition brings together the 1674 text of *Paradise Lost*, with emendations and adoptions from the first edition and the scribal manuscript. Modernized spelling and punctuation support student reading, while Gordon Teskey’s introduction and annotations provide guidance through the poem. The volume also gathers contextual material, including *Areopagitica* in full and selected Bible passages, followed by seventy-eight commentaries and interpretations arranged by topic. A glossary of names and suggestions for further reading round out an edition designed to connect Milton’s poem with its sources and a range of scholarly responses.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Students studying *Paradise Lost* who want explanatory notes and contextual materials.
  • Readers seeking an edition that pairs Milton’s text with collected criticism.
  • Instructors looking for a volume combining the poem, background sources, and interpretations.

Themes

Epic poetryBiblical and literary sourcesLiterary criticismHistorical context

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Book overview

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

  • The 1674 text of Paradise Lost, with emendations and adoptions from the first edition and from the scribal manuscript. Spelling and punctuation have been modernized for student readers.
  • An illuminating introduction and abundant explanatory annotations by Gordon Teskey.
  • Source and background materials, including Milton's greatest prose work, Areopagitica, in its entirety and key selections from the Bible.
  • Topically arranged commentaries and interpretations--seventy-eight in all, thirty-nine of them new to the Second Edition--from classic assessments to current scholarship.
  • A glossary of names and suggestions for further reading.

 

About the Series
Read by more than 12 million students over fifty-five years, Norton Critical Editions set the standard for apparatus that is right for undergraduate readers. The three-part format--annotated text, contexts, and criticism--helps students to better understand, analyze, and appreciate the literature, while opening a wide range of teaching possibilities for instructors. Whether in print or in digital format, Norton Critical Editions provide all the resources students need.

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