John Milton
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John Milton's sequel to Paradise Lost chronicles the temptation of Christ as represented in the Gospel of Luke. This epic poem portrays Jesus Christ, the son of God, in a plain and human light. Told in a more straight-forward manner, this work shows Milton's maturity as a poet as he attempts to reverse the "loss" of Paradise.
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"In his epic work Paradise lost John Milion seeks 'to justify the ways of God to men' through the familiar Christian myth of the fall from grace. The poem is imbued with Milton's profoundly individual view of man's place in the universe and his intellectual and spiritual quest for redemption in the face of despair. ... In this slipcase edition the poem is presented with all 50 of the magnificent engravings produced by Gustav Doré specially for the...