This interdisciplinary study enhances the understanding of Paradise Lost by exploring its themes and context. It offers insights into Milton's portrayal of divinity, encouraging a deeper appreciation for the literary and philosophical elements within the epic poem. The analysis bridges literature with theology, providing students with a richer perspective on Milton's work and its lasting impact.
The Cambridge Companion to Milton will provide an accessible and helpful guide for any student of Milton, introducing readers to both the scope of Milton's work and the range of current approaches to it. The Companion's eighteen contributors have written informative, stimulating, often argumentative essays that will provoke thought and discussion both in and out of the classroom, on all the important aspects of the background to, and substance of, Milton's life and work. The Cambridge Companion to Milton offers in a single volume the responsible and diverse introduction to Milton that undergraduate students, together with their professors, are looking for.