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- Collection: Paradise Lost, A Poem, In Twelve Books
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Paratext: Argument on back of title page for Book I
This brief passage of text entitled “Argument” is located on the back of the title page for the first book of Paradise Lost. The passage serves as a summary of the events and themes in book 1. Each book contains an Argument section before the start…
Paratext: On Paradise Lost on pages vii and viii
This poem by Andrew Marvell appears after the section on John Milton’s life and right before the first book. The poem reconstructs the transformation of Marvell’s original distrust of the text to pure reverence after his first read through of…
Paratext: The Life of John Milton on pages i through vi
This section is the first piece of text the reader sees. Written by Elijah Fenton, this section serves as an introduction to the epic poem and an introduction of the poem’s author John Milton. The section begins with the birth of “our Author,” John…
Illustration on Title Page
This illustration depicts Adam and Eve (Eve standing behind Adam and clutching his arm) standing in the Garden of Eden after the consumption of the apple from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, looking up towards the Heavens where a winged…