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JOHN MILTON PARADISE LOST Praise for this edition “Barbara Lewalski is the doyenne of the community of Milton scholars, but she also remains committed to the enterprise of teaching. In this exemplary edition of Paradise Lost both qualities are in evidence: the text is scrupulous and the scholar- ship rigorous, but both the introduction and the notes are accommodated to the needs of students who will be coming to the poem for the first time. This is an edition that will please students and professors alike, and its sheer quality is a tribute to Barbara Lewalski’s passion to provide readers with all the help they need to understand the greatest of all English poems.” Gordon Campbell, University of Leicester “Teachers and scholars will welcome Barbara Lewalski’s Blackwell edition of Paradise Lost, one not only informed by the erudition of a prominent and highly respected Miltonist but advantaged by her sound decision to reproduce the original language, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and italics of the 1674 text.” Edward Jones, Editor, Milton Quarterly “For the student or general reader, looking for an old-spelling edition that is faithful to the original punctuation, this edition has much to recommend it. Its annotation is crisp, purposeful and well judged.” Thomas N. Corns, University of Wales, Bangor “A superb teaching text. Lewalski’s edition respects Milton’s original poem and offers supremely clear introductions, bibliography and special material to guide the student reader and educated lay person alike to new discoveries in a work that, quite simply, has it all: good, evil, God, Satan, humans, angels, love, despair, war, politics, sex, duty, and sublime poetry – set in a cosmic landscape that inspires wonder and seduces new readers in every generation.” Sharon Achinstein, Oxford University JOHN MILTON PARADISE LOST EDITED BY BARBARA K. LEWALSKI Editorial material and organization © 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd BLACKWELL PUBLISHING 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford OX4 2DQ, UK 550 Swanston Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia The right of Barbara K. Lewalski to be identified as the Author of the Editorial Material in this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. First published 2007 by Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1 2007 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Milton, John, 1608–1674. Paradise lost / John Milton ; edited by Barbara K. Lewalski. p. cm. Text based on the second edition of Paradise lost (1674) in twelve books using Harvard copy 14486.3 B as copy text. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-1-4051-2928-2 (alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4051-2929-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Bible. O.T. Genesis—History of Biblical events—Poetry. 2. Adam (Biblical figure) —Poetry. 3. Eve (Biblical figure)—Poetry. 4. Fall of man—Poetry. I. Lewalski, Barbara Kiefer, 1931– II. Title. PR3560 2007 821′.4—dc22 2006025797 A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. Set in 11/13.5pt Dante by Graphicraft Limited, Hong Kong Printed and bound in Singapore by Markono Print Media Pte Ltd The publisher’s policy is to use permanent paper from mills that operate a sustainable forestry policy, and which has been manufactured from pulp processed using acid-free and elementary chlorine-free practices. Furthermore, the publisher ensures that the text paper and cover board used have met acceptable environmental accreditation standards. For further information on Blackwell Publishing, visit our website: www.blackwellpublishing.com Figure 1 Engraved portrait of Milton at age 62 (William Faithorne) Note on This Edition This is one of three volumes presenting the complete poetry and major prose of John Milton in original language and in readily accessible paperbacks. The shorter poems are edited by Stella Revard; the major prose by David Loewenstein. Acknowledgments Librarians at the Houghton Library at Harvard, the Beinecke Library at Yale, the John Carter Brown Library at Brown, the Henry E. Huntington Library, and the British Library have graciously made copies of the 1667 and 1674 editions of Paradise Lost available to me for comparison, and the director of the J. Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City made available the manuscript of Book 1. I am especially grateful to the curator of rare books at the Houghton Library for permission to use Harvard 14486.3B (1674) as copy text, and for permission to reproduce William Faithorne’s engraving of Milton at age 62 (the frontispiece to Milton’s History of Britain, 1670) as well as the title pages of the 1667 and 1674 editions and the illustrations to Books 2, 5, 8, 9, and 11 from the 1688 Folio edition of Paradise Lost. All the photographs are courtesy of Houghton Library, Harvard College Library. This project profited greatly from the wise early guidance of Andrew McNeillie, then literature editor at Blackwell, the helpful oversight of his successor, Emma Bennett, and the meticulous care of the copy-editor and project manager, Janet Moth. David Loewenstein and Stella Revard, editors of the companion volumes to this one, offered useful critiques and wise counsel; Ken Hiltner served as research assistanceduring crucial early stages, and graduate and undergraduate students of Milton over many years have helped me determine what does and does not need commentary. Contents Note on This Edition vi Acknowledgments vi List of Illustrations viii Chronology ix Introduction xv Textual Introduction xxx PARADISE LOST 1 In Paradisum Amissam Summi Poetæ (S[amuel] B[arrow] M.D.) 5 On Paradise Lost (A[ndrew] M[arvell]) 8 The Verse 10 Book 1 11 Book 2 37 Book 3 67 Book 4 91 Book 5 122 Book 6 149 Book 7 175 Book 8 196 Book 9 216 Book 10 251 Book 11 285 Book 12 312 Textual Notes 333 Appendix: Sketches for Dramas on the Fall, from the Trinity Manuscript 341 Select Bibliography 344 List of Illustrations 1 Engraved portrait of Milton at age 62 (William Faithorne) v 2 First title page to Paradise Lost, 1667 xxxi 3 Title page to Paradise Lost, 1674 3 4 Illustration to Book 2, 1688 36 5 Illustration to Book 5, 1688 (John Baptista Medina) 121 6 Illustration to Book 8, 1688 (John Baptista Medina) 195 7 Illustration to Book 9, 1688 (John Baptista Medina) 215 8 Illustration to Book 11, 1688 (John Baptista Medina) 284 Chronology Milton’s Life Historical and Literary Events Dec. 9, born in Bread Street, Cheapside 1608 London, to John and Sarah Milton. 1611 King James (“Authorized”) Bible. Educated by private tutors, including 1614–20 the Presbyterian cleric, Thomas Young. Brother Christopher born. 1615 1616 Death of Shakespeare. Ben Jonson’s Works published. Portrait at age 10 painted by Cornelius Janssen. 1618 Begins to attend St. Paul’s School; 1620 friendship with Charles Diodati begins. (?) 1621 Donne appointed Dean of St. Paul’s. 1623 Shakespeare’s First Folio published. First known poems, paraphrases of 1623–4 Psalms 114 and 136. Admitted to Christ’s College, 1625 Death of James I; accession of Cambridge (Feb. 12). Charles I. Outbreak of plague. Writes funeral elegies, “In quintum 1626–8 William Laud made Bishop Novembris,” verse epistles, and of London. Prolusions in Latin; “On the Death of a Fair Infant,” “At a Vacation Exercise” in English. x Chronology Milton’s Life Historical and Literary Events Takes BA degree (March). 1629 Charles I dissolves Parliament. Writes “On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity” (Dec.). Writes “L’Allegro” and 1631 “Il Penseroso”(?). “On Shakespeare” published in the 1632 Galileo’s Dialogue Concerning the Second Folio of Shakespeare’s plays. Two Chief World Systemspublished Admitted to MA degree (July 3). in Italian. Writes Arcades, entertainment for the Countess of Derby(?). Writes sonnet “How soon hath Time” (Dec.). Starts to live with his family at Hammersmith. Writes “On Time,” “At a Solemn 1633 Donne’s Poemsand Herbert’s Music”(?). The Templepublished. Laud made Archbishop of Canterbury. A Maske(Comus) performed at 1634 Carew’s masque, Coelum Ludlow with music by Henry Lawes Britannicum. (Sept. 29). Moves with his family to Horton, 1635 Buckinghamshire. Begins notes on his reading in Commonplace Book. Publication of A Maske. 1637 Trial and punishment of Puritans Mother dies (April 3). William Prynne, John Bastwick, Writes “Lycidas.” and Henry Burton. Descartes, Discourse on Method. “Lycidas” published in collection of 1638 elegies for Edward King. Begins Continental tour (May 1638); 1638–9 meets Grotius, Gallileo, Cardinal Barberini, Manso; visits Academies in Florence and Rome; visits Vatican Library; visits Naples, Venice, and Geneva. Writes “Mansus,” other Latin poems. Learns of Charles Diodati’s death. 1639 First Bishops’ War with Scotland. Returns to England (July). Takes lodgings in Fleet Street. Begins teaching nephews Edward and John Phillips and a few others.

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In this authoritative edition of John Milton’s epic poem, Paradise Lost is presented in the original language of its 1674 publication, with explanatory annotations and word glosses. Edited by one of the world's leading Milton scholars, the author of the acclaimed The Life of Milton (Blackwell 2000
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