Waterstones Milton: Paradise Lost (re-issue)
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Price: £34.99
Brand: Waterstones
Description: First published in 1968, Alastair Fowler's annotated edition of Paradise Lost is acknowledged as the most authoritative guide to this major work. It is the only recent edition of Paradise Lost to be based on the text of the first (1667) edition, now widely accepted to be closer to Milton's intention than that of 1674. Waterstones Milton: Paradise Lost (re-issue) - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Product ID: 9781405832786
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ISBN: 9781405832786
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Author: phil
Rating: 5
Review: Great book, beautifully illustrated, page and font quality very nicely done, my only small complaint is that while reading each line starts with a capital letter as well as every new sentence, bit off putting, it becomes necessary to read a section and then read it back again putting in the missing pauses and full stops, it is a small complaint as Milton is read as poetry, in this case something akin to poetic saga, so it is normally read in smaller pieces anyway, considering the price point I would still give it a 10 out of 10
Author: Timothy Hawthorn
Rating: 4
Review: Let's just start with the obvious. This an awesome (and I use that word advisedly) poem. Turning to this edition specifically (and really it deserves 4.5 stars). Positives: 1. The 'translation' is very good and gets over the rather 'haphazard' spelling (and to be fair there was no standard spelling in those days) of the original. 2. Also this is a nicely produced book with a good clear font making it easy to read with many helpful notes. 3. Good brief introduction. 4. It's very affordable! Minus points (to be fair none is major): 1. at times rather banal/obvious notes eg just opening the book randomly I found the following: - p.139 'unsucceeded - eternal, with no successor', p40 'want - lacking', p. 183 'end - both completion & object' and I could give many more. Now many of the notes are very useful and interesting but when you're reading the poem seeing a note and then reading the obvious is irritating. I just think "you interrupted the flow to tell me that!". 2. In the introduction there is a tendency to over emphasise Milton's non-conformist even unorthodox stance. While that may be true (and I'm no Milton scholar) this is not so relevant for the poem itself which is basically & surprisingly orthodox. It leaves me wondering 'what's the beef' here? 3. Finally a very, very subjective comment but ... 'I hate the cover art'. Given the great art this poem has inspired, just think Blake or Dore, why choose 'that' but I suspect others will disagree and that's fine. Overall A 'good buy' especially if you want to carry it round/take it on holiday and just enjoy the glory of Milton's vision and verse.
