Miltons epic poem about the creation and the fall of adam and eve. Paradise regained unabridged audiobook, by john milton. Here, unabridged, and told with exceptional sensitivity and power by anton lesser, is the plight of adam and eve, the ambition and vengefulness of satan and his cohorts. Feb 09, 20 paradise lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17thcentury english poet john milton 16081674. Paradise lost paradise lost audiobook, by john milton. Click here to view audiobook details for the history of english literature by.
He seemed to capture miltons rhythm and kept the right pace. Poetry is different when it is read or one listens to it. Naxos audiobooks paradise lost unabridged anton lesser. Milton presents his subject, explaining mans disobedience, the loss of paradise and describes the fall of satan and his cohorts from heaven. Of mans first disobedience, and the fruit of the forbidden tree. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Paradise lost written by john milton performed by anton lesser on.
Listen to paradise regained by john milton, anton lesser for free with a 30 day free trial. Milton presents his subject, explaining mans disobedience, the loss of paradise and describes the fall of satan. Paradise lost read by anton lesser unabridged of mans first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste brought death into the world, and all our woe. Paradise lost naxos audiobooks john milton, anton lesser on.
Paradise regained by john milton and anton lesser audiobook. It tells the story of the fall of man, a tale of immense drama and excitement, of rebellion and treachery, of innocence pitted against corruption, in which god and satan fight a bitter battle for control of mankinds destiny. Listen to paradise lost by john milton, anton lesser, laura paton, chris larkin for free with a 30 day free trial. Paradise lost by milton john is a relatively less discovered jewel.
One of britains leading classical actors, anton lesser has worked extensively at the national theatre, and is an associate artist of the royal shakespeare company, where, over the years, he has played many of the principal roles, including romeo, troilus, petruchio and richard iii. Anton lesser s sensitive reading of paradise lost made it, for me, a wonderful walk through the maze of miltons endless confusion of clauses and subclauses. John milton saw himself as the intellectual heir of homer, virgil, and dante, and sought to create a work of art which fully represented the most basic tenets of the protestant faith. Paradise lost by john milton audio book simply audiobooks. Over the years, i have come to feel that people have not explored the exemplary milton as much as other classics authors and yet milton had the innate ability to produce something as awesome as anyone else. Paradise lost written by paul from south deerfield, ma on september 18th, 2005. Of mans first disobedience, and the fruit of that forbidden tree, whose mortal taste brought. Over a dozen recordings range from paradise lost and homer to the title role in hamlet. John milton, read by anton lesser paradise lost abridged. Remarkably enough, they were written near the end of john miltons amazing life, a bold testimonial to his mental powers in old age.
John miltons paradise lost is one of the greatest epic poems in the english language. Nov 01, 2005 listen to paradise lost audiobook by john milton. Audiobooks on cd and cassette ready for immediate dispatch. I find it interesting especially to hear a female voice during the key temptation scenes in book ix. Paradise lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17thcentury english poet john milton 16081674. Paradise lost by john milton author anton lesser narrator. Milton produced characters which have become embedded in the consciousness. Anton lesser, a longtime member of the royal shakespeare company, takes us inside miltons seventeenthcentury blank verse with remarkable clarity and emotion. Paradise lost by john milton, anton lesser, and laura paton. John milton, anton lesser, laura paton, naxos audiobooks. Paradise lost written by john milton performed by anton lesser on cd unabridged. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, milton tells the story of mans creation, fall, and redemption, to justify the ways of god to men.
Paradise lost, along with its companion piece, paradise regained, remain the most successful attempts at grecoroman style epic poetry in the english language. Until now, the literary classics professor copeland has recorded for librivox have not faced any competition from commercial releases of the same titles by professional narrators. Paradise lost navy general library program downloadable. Paradise lost is the first epic of english literature written in the classical style.
Paradise lost audiobook abridged by john milton, read by. Paradise lost by john milton, anton lesser, and laura. I have listened to many audio versions of paradise lost, and i also enjoy the version with nadia may as narrator. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. By means of subtle alteration to timbre, tone and volume, lesser gives each of the many voices character and colour. Paradise lost by john milton full audiobook greatest.
So begins the greatest epic poem in the english language. And thats saying something, as the recordings of simon vance, nadia may, david case, and anton lesser all are excellent and and critically acclaimed. Anton lesser narrated audio books at simply audiobooks. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, milton tells the story of mans creation, fall, and redemption to justify the ways of god to men. John miltons epic poem on the fall of man, in which the poet aimed to justifie the wayes of god to men is presented here, unabridged, in a highly acclaimed. The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines.
Paradise lost, on the other hand, has been performed by such heavyhitters as anton lesser, simon vance, ralph cosham, and charlton griffin, among others. Paradise lost is the greatest epic poem in the english language. Here he sets out to tempt again, this time jesus himself, as he comes to the end of his 40 days in the desert. Paradise lost version 2 john milton 1608 1674 as vergil had surpassed homer by adapting the epic form to celebrate the origin of the authors nation, milton developed it yet further to recount the origin of the human race itself and, in particular, the origin of and the remedy for evil. He is very active in radio bbc and spoken word audio. Anton lesser reads from the unabridged version of john miltons epic poem paradise lost. Paradise lost by john milton overdrive rakuten overdrive. Listen to unlimited audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. In paradise regained, satan again is on the prowl, having successfully tempted adam and eve, and forced their departure from the garden of eden. Anton lesser, laura paton, naxos audiobooks skip to main content. Paradise lost by john milton audiobook download christian. Naxos audiobooks paradise regained unabridged anton lesser. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
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