Paradise Lost (Oxford World's Classics)-失乐园（牛津世界经典）

作者：John Milton

书名：Paradise Lost (Oxford World's Classics)《失乐园（牛津世界经典）》

中文简介：《失乐园》（英语：Paradise Lost）是17世纪英国诗人约翰·弥尔顿以《旧约圣经·创世纪》为基础创作的史诗，文体为无韵诗，出版于1667年。《失乐园》被认为是弥尔顿最著名的作品，弥尔顿因此被公认为该时代最著名的英国诗人之一。《失乐园》内容立基于旧约圣经，讲述人类堕落的故事：堕落天使撒旦诱惑亚当夏娃，导致他们被逐出伊甸园。而弥尔顿在第一书中表示他的宗旨是为了“解释神对人类所下的决定”。

英文简介：Paradise Lost is the great epic poem of the English language, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which God and Satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankind's destiny. The struggle ranges across heaven, hell, and earth, as Satan and his band of rebel angels conspire against God. At the center of the conflict are Adam and Eve, motivated by all too human temptations, but whose ultimate downfall is unyielding love. This marvelous edition boasts an introduction by one of Milton's most famous modern admirers, the best-selling novelist Philip Pullman. Indeed, Pullman not only provides a general introduction, but also introduces each of the twelve books of the poem. In these commentaries, Pullman illuminates the power of the poem and its achievement as a story, suggests how we should read it today, and describes its influence on him and his acclaimed trilogy His Dark Materials, which takes its title from a line in the poem. His observations offer a tribute that is both personal and insightful, and his enthusiasm for Milton's language, skill, and supreme gifts as a storyteller is infectious. He encourages readers above all to experience the poem for themselves, and surrender to its enchantment. Pullman's tremendous admiration and passion for Paradise Lost will attract a whole new generation of readers to this classic of English literature. An ideal gift, the book is beautifully produced, printed in two colors throughout, illustrated with the twelve engravings from the first illustrated edition published in 1688, with ribbon marker.