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Paradise Lost

textual humanities text poem core Lifetime Path planned

Creators

  • John Milton, author

Canon Rationale

A core English epic, included for biblical reception, blank verse, republican and theological context, Satanic/heroic interpretation, and its durable role in English literary education.

Path

Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 68.

Evidence

  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Paradise Lost'.
  • field survey: Poetry Foundation, 'Paradise Lost: Book 1 (1674 version)'.

Audit Flags

version dependency

Completion unit: read the full poem in a specified edition, preferably noting whether the 1674 twelve-book structure is used.

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