http://www.paradiselost.org/index-3.html

I think sacramentalist pointed me to this before, but I thought I'd put it here while I've got it in my head.

http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2014/02/13/william-blake-paradise-lost/

I think he's wrong on the Satan, Sin & Death illustration, but other than that: not bad.

And a pretty good reason for never making Paradise Lost into a movie ( Read more... )

On this day in 1667 John Milton's Paradise Lost was registered for publication by printer Samuel Simmons. Milton's agreement with Simmons -- five pounds at signing, another five for each 1,500 copies sold on a first edition of 4,500 -- is the earliest known author's contract. At this point, the fifty-eight-year-old Milton had been totally blind for ( Read more... )

A last peek at Paradise Lost: in books 11 & 12, the archangel Michael goes & shows Adam through visions what's going to happen in the future up to the flood of Noah. Then he tells Adam what's going to happen beyond that, including the Exodus from Egypt ( Read more... )

Adam & Eve are all bummed on earth, and pray to god sincerely, so God-the-Father takes pity on them & tells the archangel Michael to go down there to do a couple of things (lines 99-133): Michael, this my behest have thou in charge ( Read more... )

The Son goes to Eden & acts all, "Hey, Adam - where ya hidin'?" To which Adam comes out in his fig-leaf outfit & confesses what's happened. I think it's a little disingenuous of the Son to act like *he doesn't know what happened* but I figure he's hoping that Adam will confess & feel bad (which he does ( Read more... )

Well, it's been done. Apple's been eaten. Lust has been introduced (but not sex - that arrives right after Adam & Eve are created). Then shame, anger, accusation, & blame on the part of Adam to Eve, & back again. And fig-leaf outfits. Can't forget those.

My favorite parts come from Adam, right before & after the fall: Lines 889-893The fatal ( Read more... )

The Archangel Raphael asks Adam what it was like when he awoke, and met Eve. Then Adam, after stating that she's his inferior, goes a little off on Eve like a lovestruck boy (lines 546-559):when I approach ( Read more... )

Well, I'll jump forward on Paradise Lost b/c there are no wars in Heaven nor any views of Hell for a while (it's boring when He's just doing the creating and miracles and stuff ( Read more... )

The last time we left the angels in Paradise Lost, they were throwing mountains at each other. That's the 2nd day of the war, & God is watching this with his Son & tells him, I'll leave the 3rd day to you (no surprise there ( Read more... )