Will you read or hopefully re-read Paradise Lost for its 350th

I wasn't aware of that anniversary coming up, I've been reading a lot of Milton recently so probably will.

I wouldn't go that far: Dante's effort is better, for example. But it's certainly the top two or three greatest literary achievements in English.

>>9249650
I've only ever read translated the divine comedy, but have not found it to be as impossibly thick as Paradise Lost... Am I missing something by not reading it in its original language?

Also I think only Shakespeare can attain that level of perfection in english, but none of his plays individually stack up quite as strong as Paradise Lost... Chaucer could be debated but is so dated at this point.

>>9249632
>Will you read or hopefully re-read Paradise Lost for its 350th anniversery come april?
Probably not, unfortunately.

>can we agree it is the greatest litterary achievement of mankind?
It's the greatest work of poetry anyway.

>>9249682
>I've only ever read translated the divine comedy, but have not found it to be as impossibly thick as Paradise Lost... Am I missing something by not reading it in its original language?

you aren’t missing anything. Milton had a tendency to stuff his poems with references. .
this makes them great for scholars but often difficult to the layman.
Dante had less to reference and was less interested in mythological continuity.

I like PL but I can never love it. for me it only works in individual sentences and phrases.

as a side note i ones knew a guy who had all of PL memorized.

>>9250983
PS: can anyone recommend me good selections from Milton? (pl included)

>>9250983
Divine Comedy is filled with references though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cultural_references_in_Divine_Comedy

>Read a book about a loft
No thanks.