{"product_id":"paradise-lost","title":"Paradise Lost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn a lake of fire, a defeated rebel rises—and turns his anger toward Eden.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Milton’s Paradise Lost is an epic poem in English blank verse, retelling the Bible’s account of the first disobedience. It opens in Hell, where Satan and his rebel angels lie stunned after war in Heaven. Satan refuses to accept defeat. His plan for revenge reaches toward Adam and Eve, who live in love and work in the garden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilton moves from the council in Hell to the darkness of Chaos and the peace of Eden. Adam asks questions; Eve carries a troubling dream; Raphael comes to warn them of an enemy nearby. Through their encounters, the poem explores freedom, power and obedience. What does loyalty mean when it must be chosen, and how can reason meet temptation?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eInside this book\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA rebel’s powerful voice\u003c\/strong\u003e – Meet Satan through vivid speeches that make his pride and hunger for revenge compelling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLove within the garden\u003c\/strong\u003e – Watch Adam and Eve share work and affection while danger draws close to Eden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe council in Hell\u003c\/strong\u003e – Enter Pandemonium, where the fallen angels debate what to do after their defeat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuestions without easy comfort\u003c\/strong\u003e – Explore the tension between freedom and obedience through Adam’s curiosity and Raphael’s warnings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAn epic in blank verse\u003c\/strong\u003e – Follow unrhymed lines through scenes of fire, darkness, heavenly light and garden peace.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who love big stories, strong speeches and arguments about freedom, or want the Bible’s first chapters retold as epic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen the first page now, and meet Milton’s fallen angels as they stir in the fire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of Alexandria Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59534590673244,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1027\/9442\/8764\/files\/00662_en_ebook-front_c07.jpg?v=1792174929","url":"https:\/\/libraryofalexandria.com\/products\/paradise-lost","provider":"The Library of Alexandria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}