{"product_id":"paradise-lost-a-primer-paperback","title":"Paradise Lost: A Primer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Cavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eScott Newstok\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA record of a teacher's lifelong love affair with the beauty, wit, and profundity of \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, celebrating John Milton's un-doctrinal, complex, and therefore deeply satisfying perception of the human condition. After surveying Milton's recurrent struggle as a reconciler of conflicting ideals, this Primer undertakes a book-by-book reading of \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e, reviewing key features of Milton's \"various style,\" and why we treasure that style. Cavanagh constantly revisits Milton the singer and maker, and the artistic problems he faced in writing this almost impossible poem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is emphatically for first-time readers of Milton, with little or no prior exposure, but with ambition to encounter challenging poetry. These are readers who tell you they \"have always been meaning to read \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e,\" who seek to enjoy the epic without being overwhelmed by its daunting learning and expansive frame of reference. Avoiding the narrowly specialized focus of most Milton scholarship, Cavanagh deals forthrightly with issues that recur across generations of readers, gathering selected voices-from scholars and poets alike-from 1674 through the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLively and jargon-free, this \u003ci\u003ePrimer \u003c\/i\u003emakes \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e accessible and fresh, offering a credible beginning to what is a great intellectual and aesthetic adventure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Cavanagh (1942-2017) was the Orville and Mary Patterson Routt Professor of Literature at Grinnell College. He published \u003ci\u003eProfessing Poetry: Seamus Heaney's Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e (CUA Press), as well as poems in\u003ci\u003e The Heartland Review, The Sewanee Review, The South Carolina Review, Rattle, The South Dakota Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. Scott Newstok (editor) is the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Think Like Shakespeare\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737544855615,"sku":"9780813232461","price":58.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4d6832bec1460d038a9d1aabc1ece098.webp?v=1765150304","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/paradise-lost-a-primer-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}