Paradise Lost | Paradise Lost

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Author: John Milton
First Published: 1667
Type of Work: Poetry
Type of Plot: Epic
Time of Work: Creation of the world
Setting: Heaven, Hell, and Earth
Principal Characters: God the Father, Christ the Son, Lucifer, Adam, Eve
Genres: Poetry, Epic, Narrative poetry
Subjects: Creation myth, Sin or Original sin, Religion, Antiheroes, God, Christianity, Good and evil, Hell, Bible, biblical imagery, or biblical symbolism, Jesus Christ, Devils or demons, Earth, Theology, Demonology, Heaven, Satan or Satanism, Angels
Locales: Hell, Earth, Heaven, Eden

The Story:

In Heaven, Lucifer, unable to abide the supremacy of God, led a revolt against divine authority. Defeated, he and his followers were cast into Hell, where they lay nine days on a burning lake. Lucifer, now called Satan, arose from the flaming pitch and vowed that all was not lost, that he would have revenge for his downfall. Arousing his legions, he reviewed them under the canopy of Hell and decided his purposes could be achieved by guile rather than by force.

Under the direction of Mulciber, the forces of evil built an elaborate palace, Pandemonium, in which...

Paradise Lost | Paradise Lost

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