{"product_id":"paradise-lost-john-milton-9781495358920","title":"Paradise Lost: a poem in twelve books","description":"Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton's \"major work\", and helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to \"justify the ways of God to men\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Milton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1495358925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781495358920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"John Milton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153699287295,"sku":"9781495358920","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f2460e1e-af43-492c-a1a2-857fe4bd1104.jpg?v=1770785235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paradise-lost-john-milton-9781495358920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}