Le Paradis Perdu by John Milton

"Le Paradis Perdu" by John Milton is an epic poem published in 1667. This masterwork recounts the biblical fall of humanity through Satan's temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Beginning after Satan's failed rebellion against God, the poem follows his journey to corrupt mankind while exploring profound themes of free will, disobedience, and redemption. Milton's complex portrayal of Satan and the innocent-yet-fallible first humans has sparked centuries of debate, making this linguistically rich epic a cornerstone of literary and theological discourse. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Milton, John, 1608-1674
Translator Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848
Uniform Title Paradise lost. French
Title Le Paradis Perdu
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Paradis_perdu
Credits Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
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de France.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 64.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language French
LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject Adam (Biblical figure)
Subject Eve (Biblical figure)
Subject Bible. Genesis -- History of Biblical events
Subject Fall of man
Category Text
eBook-No. 62922
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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