Patrick's review
Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics)
by John Milton
I completely agree with you, his style and rhythm take getting use to but once you do- it's worth it.
You really make me want to dive in! And I can just picture you sitting there on the lawn too... I look forward to getting a chance to experience this work myself at some point.
Patrick's review
Paradise Lost (Penguin Classics) by John Milton
Patrick's review
rating:
bookshelves:
fiction,
literary
Portions of this book were assigned for my Brit Lit class. I read about half of the assigned portions. I was distracted at the time by various events in life and wasn't yet a very good student.
My professor had done his PhD work on Milton and taught with a contagious passion. So much passion that I decided, after the discussion was over, to buy the whole book. During our five day Fall break in my sophomore year I sat on the front lawn of my college and read Paradise Lost. Nonstop, getting up for meals and other important breaks but otherwise spending that whole break reading Milton. Hardly anyone else remained on campus. The weather was cool and breezy and beautiful. I sat under a tree and read lengthy portions out loud, which helped me get into the rhythm. Once in the rhythm of reading I tasted heaven itself. This book was an awakening for me, a trigger that opened up my soul and allowed me to understand a small portion of eternity. It was an epiphany weekend for me, one w...more
My professor had done his PhD work on Milton and taught with a contagious passion. So much passion that I decided, after the discussion was over, to buy the whole book. During our five day Fall break in my sophomore year I sat on the front lawn of my college and read Paradise Lost. Nonstop, getting up for meals and other important breaks but otherwise spending that whole break reading Milton. Hardly anyone else remained on campus. The weather was cool and breezy and beautiful. I sat under a tree and read lengthy portions out loud, which helped me get into the rhythm. Once in the rhythm of reading I tasted heaven itself. This book was an awakening for me, a trigger that opened up my soul and allowed me to understand a small portion of eternity. It was an epiphany weekend for me, one w...more
I completely agree with you, his style and rhythm take getting use to but once you do- it's worth it.
You really make me want to dive in! And I can just picture you sitting there on the lawn too... I look forward to getting a chance to experience this work myself at some point.