Paradise Lost
Author: John Milton
This epic is Milton’s most famous work, employing the heterodox theology later expounded in De Doctrina Christiana…..Read More
8 Books Similar to Paradise Lost
The Purgatorio
O glory of the Latins, said he, "through whom our language showed what it could do, O honor eternal of the place wherefrom I was, what merit or what grace… Continue Reading Posted in: Inferno (Dante Alighieri), Italian Literature, Purgatory
Beowulf
Composed some time between the middle of the seventh and the end of the tenth century of the first millennium, the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf is one of the important Northern… Continue Reading Posted in: Ancient, Classical & Medieval Poetry, Cultural Foundations Ii, Dragons, Hattaway, Norse & Icelandic Sagas
Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
The World Literature series reproduces the greatest books the world over with only the highest production standards. History, philosophy, psychology, political theory, fiction, and ancient texts are now accessible to… Continue Reading Posted in: Aristocracy (Social Class), Classical Biography
The Canterbury Tales: Fifteen Tales and the General Prologue
Each is presented in the original language, with normalized spelling and substantial annotations for modern readers. Among the new added to the Second Edition are the much-requested "Merchant s Tale"… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Middle Ages, Poetry
The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Early in 1817 Scott received in an unsigned letter the seed of The Heart of Mid-Lothian and began immediately to shape from historical fact the story of Jeanie Deans, a… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Historical Fiction, Women Prisoners
Theogony / Works and Days
Hesiod, one of the oldest known Greek poets, stands out as the first personality in European literature. The Theogony contains a systematic genealogy of the gods from the beginning of… Continue Reading Posted in: Ancient & Classical Poetry, Epic Poetry In Greek To Ca 500 English Texts, Fiction, Folklore, Theogony
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