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A Preface to Paradise Lost

C. S. Lewis

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Author: C. S. Lewis

26 chapters
26 PDF pages
52,203 words
≈ 402 min read
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Table of Contents

1Dedication
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 3 min 2Contents
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min 3I. Epic Poetry
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 22 min 4II. Is Criticism Possible?
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 9 min 5III. Primary Epic
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 20 min 6IV. The Technique of Primary Epic
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 21 min 7V. The Subject of Primary Epic
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 15 min 8VI. Virgil and the Subject of Secondary Epic
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 19 min 9VII. The Style of Secondary Epic
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 34 min 10VIII. Defence of This Style
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 29 min 11IX. The Doctrine of the Unchanging Human Heart
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min 12X. Milton and St. Augustine
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 19 min 13XI. Hierarchy
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 26 min 14XII. The Theology of Paradise Lost
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 31 min 15XIII. Satan
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 29 min 16XIV. Satan’s Followers
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 12 min 17XV. The Mistake About Milton’s Angels
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 20 min 18XVI. Adam and Eve
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 16 min 19XVII. Unfallen Sexuality
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 8 min 20XVIII. The Fall
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 11 min 21XIX. Conclusion
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 26 min 22Footnotes
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 5 min 23Appendix
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 24Index
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 6 min 25About the Author
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min 26About the Publisher
pp. 1–1 · ≈ 1 min

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