{"product_id":"paradise-lost-parallel-prose-edition-9781554810970","title":"Paradise Lost: Parallel Prose Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Milton's epic story of cosmic rebellion and the beginning of human history has long been considered one of the greatest and most gripping narratives ever written in English. \u003c\/strong\u003eYet its intensely poetic language, now-antiquated syntax and vocabulary, and dense allusions to mythical and Biblical figures make it inaccessible to many modern readers. This is, as the critic Harold Bloom wrote in 2000, \"a great sorrow, and a true cultural loss.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis Danielson aims to open up Milton's epic for a twenty-first-century readership by providing a fluid, accessible rendition in contemporary prose alongside the original. The edition allows readers to experience the power of the original poem without barriers to understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDennis Danielson\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of English at the University of British Columbia. He is the editor of \u003cem\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Milton\u003c\/em\u003e and author of Milton's \u003cem\u003eGood God: A Study in Literary Theodicy\u003c\/em\u003e, among other titles. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Broadview Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50676539326738,"sku":"9781554810970","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_779ed3b2-fd85-48e8-9b1f-0d7c6c058d5c.jpg?v=1733881669","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paradise-lost-parallel-prose-edition-9781554810970","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}