Paradise Lost: The Novel

milton . paradise lost . new arts library

A simplified, prose version of John Milton's epic poem, Paradise Lost

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"An ambitious and intriguing undertaking."
Kathleen McGrory, Society for Values in Higher Education

PARADISE LOST ~ THE NOVEL
A PROSE VERSION OF THE EPIC POEM BY JOHN MILTON .

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PARADISE LOST by John Milton is considered the greatest epic poem in the English language. However, many readers find the language too complicated.
PARADISE LOST: THE NOVEL by Joseph Lanzara is a meticulous translation of this great poem into beautiful, easy to read prose. You can read several excerpts at this site.

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"Lanzara's book is anything but vanilla narrative. His writing has an invisible poetic
quality, an elevation of language that honors the original." . Sherri Langton, Inklings

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"Readers will immediately be impressed with Lanzara's flowing
style, his clarity of language, and his simplicity in expression."
Dr. Richard L. Sumner, Cedarville College

Excerpts from

PARADISE LOST ~ THE NOVEL

^. . MICHAEL VS. SATAN

^. . CREATION: THE BEGINNING

^. . EVE AND THE SERPENT

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"Lanzara has smoothed the convoluted epic lines into twentieth century prose."
Sherri Langton, Inklings

PARADISE LOST ~ THE NOVEL

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255pp., 9”x 6” brown leatherette hardcover with gilt title on spine.
Dust jacket design in relief on matte parchment pattern with matching endpapers.