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Paradise Lost
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Paradise Lost
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Title page of the first edition (1668)
Author John Milton
Cover artist J. B. de Medina and Henry Aldrich
Country England
Language English
Genre Epic poetry, Christian mythology
Publisher Samuel Simmons (original)
Publication date 1667
Media type Print
Followed by Paradise Regained
Text Paradise Lost at Wikisource

Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil 's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification.[1] It is considered by critics to be Milton 's major work, and helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.[2]

The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton 's purpose, stated in Book I, is to "justify the ways of God to men".[5]

Contents

1 Synopsis 2 Characters 2.1 Satan 2.2 Adam 2.3 Eve 2.4 The Son of God 2.5 God the Father 2.6 Raphael 2.7 Michael 3 Composition 4 Themes 4.1 Marriage 4.2 Idolatry 5 Interpretation and criticism 6 Iconography 7 See also 8 Footnotes 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External links 11.1 Online text 11.2 Other information

Synopsis
John Martin, Satan Presiding at the Infernal Council, c.1823-7
Gustave Doré, Depiction of Satan, the antagonist of John Milton 's Paradise Lost c. 1866

The poem is separated into twelve "books" or sections, the lengths of which vary greatly (the longest

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