Paradise Lost is an epic written by john milton, a British politician and scholar.
Milton has become one of the outstanding representatives of British bourgeois revolutionary literature with his outstanding poetry creation and brave fighting posture. Paradise Lost, a long poem written by him, takes the restored constitutional monarchy as the background, describes the image of God and the lost plot of the kingdom of heaven, and at the same time shows the poet's firm revolutionary stand and ardent fighting passion.
Paradise Lost is one of Milton's representative works and one of the most famous epics in the history of English literature. With outstanding artistic techniques and profound political thoughts, it shows the theme of rebellion and revolution in human history and becomes a classic in the treasure house of world literature.
The main content of Paradise Lost
In the story, Adam and Eve live in the Garden of Eden and lead a happy and simple life. However, they violated God's command by stealing the forbidden fruit and were expelled from the Garden of Eden. After that, they experienced all kinds of hardships and hardships, including giving birth to children, hard work, suffering from diseases and natural disasters.
Milton shows human suffering and unfair fate through the experiences of Adam and Eve. At the same time, he also expressed his thoughts on free will and human destiny. Paradise Lost is an epic with profound ideological connotation and philosophical significance, which is regarded as a classic in the history of English literature.
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