Paradise Lost - John Milton

Category: Adults, Classic, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: English Poetry Epic Poem Epic Poetry Naxos

Written by John Milton
Read by Anton Lesser
Format: M4B
Bitrate: 128 Kbps
Unabridged

“Of Man’s First Disobedience, and the Fruit
Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste
Brought Death into the World, and all our woe….”

So begins the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of man’s creation, fall, and redemption, “to justify the ways of God to men”. Here, unabridged, and told with exceptional sensitivity and power by Anton Lesser, is the plight of Adam and Eve, the ambition and vengefulness of Satan and his cohorts.