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Harvard Classics 4 – Complete Poems in English (Milton)

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The Complete Poems of John Milton

Paradise Lost

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John Milton’s Paradise Lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the English language. It tells the story of the Fall of Man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind’s destiny. The struggle rages across three worlds – heaven, hell, and earth – as Satan and his band of rebel angels plot their revenge against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, who are motivated by all too human temptations but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love.

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Samson Agonistes

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Reprint. Introduction : Arthur Wilson Verity A tragedy by John Milton, it is considered the greatest English drama based on the Greek model and is known as one more suited for reading than performance. The work deals with the final phase of Samson’s life and recounts the story as told in the Old Testament Book of Judges. Himself blind when he wrote Samson Agonistes, Milton depicts Samson, the once mighty warrior, as blinded and a prisoner of the Philistines. Samson conquers self-pity and despair, however, and is granted a return of his old strength. He pulls down the pillars that support the temple of the Philistine god Dagon, crushing himself along with his captors.

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Paradise Lost, prepevao s engleskog: Milovan Đilas. Ovo djelo smatra se jednim od najboljih djela napisanih na engleskom jeziku. Milton se aktivno umiješao i u političke borbe svojega doba. Kad je nakon pogubljenja kralja u siječnju 1649. Milton objavio spis u kojem opravdava taj Cromwellov postupak, imenovan je tajnikom novoosnovanog državnog vijeća i na tom poslu 1652. izgubio vid. Nakon pobjede kontrarevolucije 1660., knjige su mu javno spaljene, a on bačen u tamnicu, ali je uskoro pušten.