Milton's Paradise Lost (Cliffs Notes) [Paperback]

Roy C. Flannagan (Editor), Gary Carey (Editor), James L. Roberts (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0822009773 | ISBN-13: 978-0822009771 | Publication Date: August 7, 1963

-- Offers a traditional CliffNotes "TM" treatment of a literary novel, with updated and new content.
-- Includes Life and Background of the Author, Introduction to the Novel, A Brief Synopsis, List of Characters, Critical Commentaries, Glossaries, Character Analyses, and Critical Essays.
-- Enhanced by collaboration with Webster's New World "TM" College Dictionary, which provides authoritative glossary definitions.
-- Provides a Character Map, a one-page spread that graphically illustrates the relationships between characters.
-- Supplemented by CliffNotes "TM" Review, which reinforces learning with fun and practical activities, and CliffNotes "TM" Resource Center, which provides the reader with additional resources for further study.
-- Contains reader-friendly icons for theme, literary device, style & language, and character insight.
-- Includes a comprehensive Index.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Cliffs Notes (August 7, 1963)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0822009773
• ISBN-13: 978-0822009771
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,848,030 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Thank God for Cliff Notes, March 7, 2000

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Rob M. (Henderson, NV) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Milton's Paradise Lost (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

Although this book doesn't have any inspiring ideas or new theories about Milton's Paradise Lost, it does help to understand what the heck happens. The Cliff Notes explains the characters, their history, and biblical references that many people don't fully know. Its a tad boring but it's much better than the actual thing! If you want to pass your test or write a B- essay on Paradise Lost you'll need this book to do it.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth the $0.01, November 16, 2008

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Jonathan Evans - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Milton's Paradise Lost (Cliffs Notes) (Paperback)

There are three simple reasons I cannot recommend this book:

1. It makes it easy for you, nay, it encourages you not to read the magnificent original.

2. The information is presented in a form that is, as another reviewer put it, "a tad boring." Therefore, it leaves you with the impression that the poem you have avoided reading is also boring. It isn't.

3. All of the "help" you get here you can easily get, and for free, on various internet sites.