Milton's great 17th-century epic draws upon Bible stories and
classical mythology to explore the meaning of existence, as
understood by people of the Western world. Its roots lie in the
Genesis account of the world's creation and the first humans; its
focus is a poetic interpretation "Of Man's first disobedience, and
the fruit / Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste / Brought
death into the world, and all our woe / With loss of Eden."
In sublime poetry of extraordinary beauty, Milton's poem references
tales from Ovid's "Metamorphoses," the "Iliad" and "Odyssey," and
Virgil's "Aeneid." But one need not be a classical scholar to
appreciate "Paradise Lost." In addition to its imaginative use of
language, the poem features a powerful and sympathetic portrait of
Lucifer, the rebel angel who frequently outshines his moral
superiors. With Milton's deft use of irony, the devil makes evil
appear good, just as satanic practices may seem attractive at first
glance.
"Paradise Lost" has exercised enormous influence on generations of
artists and their works, ranging from the Romantic poets William
Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley to Joseph Haydn's oratorio "The
Creation" and J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings."
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