{"product_id":"9780571328567","title":"The Essential Paradise Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter its publication in 1667, John Milton's \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e was celebrated throughout Europe as a supreme achievement of the human spirit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow it is little read. To bring readers back to Milton's masterpiece, John Carey has shortened it to a third of its original length. In this fascinating reinterpretation, Carey reveals new insights about Milton's sources of inspiration, while exploring divided readings of the work's key characters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Essential Paradise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e presents the epic's greatest poetry, with linking passages that preserve its cosmic sweep - from the superhuman defiance of a ruined archangel to a pair of tragic lovers, bewildered to find themselves responsible for the fate of the whole human race.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber and Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123833290992,"sku":"9780571328567","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780571328567_p0.jpg?v=1763719655","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780571328567","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}