Paradise Lost 失乐园赏析稿件.ppt

Paradise Lost John Milton Brief Introduction of the story Characters The Pomes The Poems in Reality Puritanism John Milton Born 9 December 1608 Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England Died 8 November 1674 (aged 65) Bunhill, London, England Occupation Poet, Author, Polemicist, Civil Servant for the Commonwealth of England Notable Works Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes Paradise Lost Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse divided into 12 books. The original story is taken from Genesis 3: 1-24 of the Bible(《圣经》中的《创世纪3：1-24》）. The poem concerns the Christian story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the garden of Eden. Title page of the first edition (1668) Story The story contains two arcs: one of Satan and the another of Adam and Eve. Satan’s Rebellion “all was not lost” Adam and Eve are presented for the first time in Christian literature as having a functional relationship while still without sin. Satan employs his rhetorical skill to take revenge by tempting Adam and Eve. William Blake (English, 1757–1827), Satan Watching the Caresses of Adam and Eve Satan successfully tempts Eve by preying on her vanity and tricking her with rhetoric, and Adam, seeing Eve has sinned, knowingly commits the same sin. He declares to Eve that since she was made from his flesh, they are bound to one another so that if she dies, he must also die. William Blake ‘The Temptation and Fall of Eve’ They feel sorry for what they have done and prayed to God. For their disobedience, Adam and Eve were driven out of Paradise. In the last book, they were given the hope for redemption. The poem ended with Adam and Eve walking away from Paradise, hand in hand, and the gates of Eden were closed behind them. Main Characters Satan The God The Son Messia Adam and Eva Warrior