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1、JOHNMILTONPARADISELOSTPraiseforthisedition“BarbaraLewalskiisthedoyenneofthecommunityofMiltonscholars,butshealsoremainscommittedtotheenterpriseofteaching.InthisexemplaryeditionofParadiseLostbothqualitiesareinevidence:thetextisscrupulousandthescholar-shiprigorous,butboththein
2、troductionandthenotesareaccommodatedtotheneedsofstudentswhowillbecomingtothepoemforthefirsttime.Thisisaneditionthatwillpleasestudentsandprofessorsalike,anditssheerqualityisatributetoBarbaraLewalski’spassiontoprovidereaderswithallthehelptheyneedtounderstandthegreatestofallEng
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5、iversityofWales,Bangor“Asuperbteachingtext.Lewalski’seditionrespectsMilton’soriginalpoemandofferssupremelyclearintroductions,bibliographyandspecialmaterialtoguidethestudentreaderandeducatedlaypersonaliketonewdiscoveriesinaworkthat,quitesimply,hasitall:good,evil,God,Satan,hu
6、mans,angels,love,despair,war,politics,sex,duty,andsublimepoetry–setinacosmiclandscapethatinspireswonderandseducesnewreadersineverygeneration.”SharonAchinstein,OxfordUniversityJOHNMILTONPARADISELOSTEDITEDBYBARBARAK.LEWALSKIEditorialmaterialandorganization©2007byBlackwellPubl
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