John Milton
Paradise Lost
(Forgotten Books March 3, 2018)
Excerpt from Paradise Lost
I desire to repeat with emphasis the acknowledgment made in my earlier editions of my great indebtedness to previous editors. It is a pious pleasure to make special mention of the immortal labours of Todd and Masson; nor should Newton and Keightley be forgotten. An editor is powerless to estimate what he owes to them (above all, to Masson), and to others who have wrestled with the allusions of a poem that for its full elucidation would ex haust the last resources of scholarship. Some specific items, however, of my own obligations may be recorded here, while many instances are indicated in the course of the volume.
The text is founded on that of Masson's Globe edition, but with a simpler system of punctuation, such was I thought might be in rather closer conformity with the original.
Nearly all the biblical and classical references given in this volume have been pointed out by, and taken from.
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I desire to repeat with emphasis the acknowledgment made in my earlier editions of my great indebtedness to previous editors. It is a pious pleasure to make special mention of the immortal labours of Todd and Masson; nor should Newton and Keightley be forgotten. An editor is powerless to estimate what he owes to them (above all, to Masson), and to others who have wrestled with the allusions of a poem that for its full elucidation would ex haust the last resources of scholarship. Some specific items, however, of my own obligations may be recorded here, while many instances are indicated in the course of the volume.
The text is founded on that of Masson's Globe edition, but with a simpler system of punctuation, such was I thought might be in rather closer conformity with the original.
Nearly all the biblical and classical references given in this volume have been pointed out by, and taken from.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
- ISBN
- 0666777012 / 9780666777010
- Weight
- 43.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 1.7 in.
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