Description: "The author provides a book-by-book examination of Paradise Lost for the first-time reader, highlighting the important features of Milton's epic style"--
Review Quotes: "Exactly what it sets out to be: a primer - not a companion, although I can imagine young teachers having it on their desks as they try to begin to teach undergraduates and themselves its extraordinary power. A humane and useful contribution to Milton studies."--Annabel Patterson, Yale University