Table of Contents

Part I: 1. Milton as narrator in Paradise Lost Stephen M. Fallon; 2. Satan Neil Forsyth; 3. Things of darkness: sin, death, chaos John Rumrich; 4. The problem of God Victoria Silver; Part II: 5. Classical models Maggie Kilgour; 6. Milton's Bible Jeffrey Shoulson; 7. The line in Paradise Lost John Creaser; 8. The pre-secular politics of Paradise Lost Paul Stevens; 9. Cosmology Karen L. Edwards; Part III: 10. Imagining Eden William Shullenberger; 11. Milton's angels Joad Raymond; 12. Gender Shannon Miller; 13. Temptation W. Gardner Campbell; 14. Regeneration in Books 11 and 12 Mary C. Fenton; Part IV: 15. Reception William Kolbrener.

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Short, accessible essays from fifteen recognized Milton specialists touching on the most important topics and themes in Paradise Lost.

About the Author

Louis Schwartz is Professor of English at the University of Richmond, Virginia. His essays and book reviews on Milton and early modern English literature and culture have been published in journals such as Milton Quarterly, Milton Studies, Reformation, The Comparatist, and The Lancet. His book, Milton and Maternal Morality (Cambridge, 2009), is the winner of the Milton Society of America's James Holly Hanford Award for 2010.