Should I read the Bible before reading Paradise Lost?

>>9741067


It's not like it's completely incomprehensible if you don't. You probably already know about Jesus and the Garden of Eden shit. But I think any mature reader should be familiar with the Bible anyway.

>>9741067
yes, you should read the bible before reading the ABC

>>9741067
I mean the entire thing is written under the assumption the reader is familiar with the Bible, if that helps you figure out the answer.

>>9741067
>not reading dante and milton to not have to read the bible anymore

>>9741307
I once watched a Abe Lincoln x Jefferson Davis themed porno. That means I have an MA in American History.

>>9741067
Milton assumes familiarity with the Bible and Greco-Roman mythology/classics.

>>9741067
Know the Bible. Know your Greeks. Read medieval philosophy, then Dante, then Shakespeare.