hwestenhofer 's review for:

Paradise Lost by John Milton

2.0

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My singular praise of this text is Milton's immense craft with the English language, as he wrote this entire epic poem in iambic pentameter. This text expands the first few chapters of Genesis into a 260 page epic poem, imagining an elaboration of the fall of humanity. I did not find this text to be engaging and believe that it continued way longer than need be. I understand why this text is important for the broader English literary tradition; however, I do not think that it holds much beyond this. I do not recommend reading this work unless you have an interest in 17th century epic and religious poetry.