{"product_id":"9781118471005","title":"Reading Paradise Lost","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley Blackwell Reading Poetry\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eReading Paradise Lost\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Hopkins\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eReading \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThis lucid and entirely jargon-free guide to \u003c\/i\u003eParadise Lost\u003ci\u003e will help any reader of the poem to find their feet, and to understand what makes it the best poem in the English language. Hopkins has one, and only one, resemblance to Milton’s Satan, which is that he can make intricate seem straight\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003eColin Burrow, Oxford University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThis is the best introduction to \u003c\/i\u003eParadise Lost\u003ci\u003e there is, suitable for the intelligent sixth-former or undergraduate, or the enquiring general reader outside the academy – or indeed anyone who cares about poetry. It is also a joy to read, indeed a real page-turner – and of how many academic books can one say that?\u003c\/i\u003e”\u003cbr\u003eCharles Martindale, Bristol University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConcise enough to be assimilated in a single session, this short volume maps the wonders of Milton’s poetic landscape. The book offers an exploration of some of the main narrative and poetic elements of the epic poem – qualities which have compelled and fascinated readers for more than three centuries. The author, a celebrated authority on English poetry of the period, engages with (and attempts to counter) some of the critical arguments that impede readers’ enjoyment of the poem. This volume emphasizes the aesthetic experience of reading \u003ci\u003eParadise\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLost\u003c\/i\u003e and brings out the pleasure to be derived from one of the great literary achievements of humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of English Literature and Senior Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, UK. A specialist on English poetry and literary criticism of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, he has written two books on John Dryden – \u003ci\u003eJohn Dryden\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) and \u003ci\u003eWriters and their Work: John Dryden \u003c\/i\u003e(2004). His latest work, \u003ci\u003eConversing with Antiquity: English Poets and the Classics, from Shakespeare to Pope \u003c\/i\u003e(2010), reflects his interest in the enduring influence on English poetry of the literature and culture of classical antiquity. Professor Hopkins has also edited numerous volumes, including (with Paul Hammond) an annotated edition of Dryden’s complete poems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 February 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118471005\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315738210444,"sku":"9781118471005","price":54.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118471005_df8f1abb-8b7d-4a85-aab0-dc56582ccfd2.jpg?v=1780143766","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118471005","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}