Paradise Lost

by John Milton

20 chapters9h 41mEnglish1667

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Paradise Lost is the first epic of English literature written in the classical style. John Milton saw himself as the intellectual heir of Homer, Virgil, and Dante, and sought to create a work of art which fully represented the most basic tenets of the Protestant faith. His work, which was dictated from memory and transcribed by his daughter, remains as one of the most powerful English poems. (Summary by Caeristhiona)This is a recording of the text of Milton’s first edition of 1667, which had ten books, unlike the second edition (1674) which was redivided into twelve books in the manner of Virgil’s Aeneid. See Wikipedia entry.

1Book One, Part 1

1515

2Book One, Part 2

1548

3Book Two, Part 1

1444

4Book Two, Part 2

1757

5Book Three, Part 1

1148

6Book Three, Part 2

1273

7Book Four, Part 1

1945

8Book Four, Part 2

1798

9Book Five, Part 1

1314

10Book Five, Part 2

1500

11Book Six, Part 1

1164

12Book Six, Part 2

1673

13Book Seven, Part 1

2246

14Book Seven, Part 2

2184

15Book Eight, Part 1

1599

16Book Eight, Part 2

2138

17Book Nine, Part 1

1955

18Book Nine, Part 2

1699

19Book Ten, Part 1

2248

20Book Ten, Part 2

2728

Paradise Lost

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