𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: "𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 -

Both spectacular reads after we get past Milton's narratological problem; and my take: Regained is the stronger work!

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𝟯 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄: “𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱” 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 -

Far more brief than "Lost," Milton's later follow-up to the story of humankind's redemption focuses only on Christ's temptation in the desert and expands the devil's arguments in a fascinating lesson of morality, fully rounding out the themes from "Paradise Lost."

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𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜'𝗺 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 - "𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱" 𝗯𝘆 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻

After Dante and Campbell, Blake and Homer, who might complete the foundation? Only Milton. I suspect this will make for a better read now than it did in 1980 at age 17, though it's the same copy! (Will pick up a few of his other shorter works along the way, too!)

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