Ryken, Leland.

Milton's Paradise lost / Leland Ryken. - Wheaton, Ill. : Crossway, 2013. - 94 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. - Christian guides to the classics . - Christian guides to the classics. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 91).

The Nature and Function of Literature -- Why the Classics Matter -- How to Read a Story -- Paradise Lost: The Book at a Glance -- The Author and His Faith -- Paradise Lost as Epic and Anti-Epic -- Preliminary Considerations -- Paradise Lost -- Leading Topics in Paradise Lost: The Big Ideas in the Poem.

Guides readers through the paramount epic in the English language, Milton's Paradise Lost, and showcases Milton's understanding of crime and punishment in the events of creation, the fall, and redemption. Part of the Christian Guides to the Classics series.

9781433526206 1433526204

2012025868


Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise lost.


Christianity and literature.

PR 3562 / .R94 2013