Milton’s Paradise Lost: Books VII and VIII

Originally published in 1895, this book presents the text of the seventh and eighth books of Milton’s Paradise Lost, which contain an account of the creation of the earth after the fall of Lucifer, including the creation of Adam and Eve. The poem is accompanied by a biography of Milton, a history of the poem, a discussion of the cosmology of Paradise Lost and other scholarly appendices. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Milton and the history of Paradise Lost.