Paradise Lost Naxos AudioBooks


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'Of Man's First Disobedience, and the Fruit Of that Forbidden Tree, whose mortal taste Brought Death into the World, and all our woe...' So begins the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of man's creation, fall and redemption - 'to justify the ways of God to men.' 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.

 

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Jeff Luikes Said: HUGE HELP May. 30th 2010

For some grouping this aggregation can be a discouraging task to feature myself included . Reading along with this audio has helped me tremendously. It is rattling well finished and follows the text perfectly. I propose datum along with it. I've tried just perception and I find my mind wanders a bit.

Steve Goodwin Said: Top-notch professional reading Aug. 30th 2009

This is the whole text of Paradise Lost, including the 'Arguments' way each book, feature by an accomplished person healthy to convey character and attitude as substantially as reassert Milton's rhythmic thrust. I have sampled every the other recordings; as I recall there was only digit other, currently available, which was of the whole text, and it was nowhere nearby as good. Having the text on CD or iPod makes it doable to center when you are not in a position to read--I ofttimes center lying quasi-insomniac in bed. I personally am more fascinated in painter than in Milton, but because poet was a crucial impact on Blake and the person of digit of his major prophecies, I was delighted to find this recording. I would not have had the time or pore to read or re-read the text in the midst of my numerous other readings. Now if only there were comparable readings of Blake's prophecies! I'm working on doing that myself.

B. and K. Combs Said: Paradise Lost Naxos AudioBook by John Milton, Anton Lesser Apr. 15th 2008

This recording is beautifully done and makes a great consort to the written text. It's enthusiastic if you are doing a think on the text, or meet poverty to center to the poetry.

Jeffrey Van Wagoner Said: Very good way for a alacritous reader to appreciate epic poetry Mar. 4th 2008

I run to be a very alacritous reader, and alas that doesn't work substantially with poetry. A few years back I read the "Divine Comedy" and couldn't support racing through it. I uncomprehensible a aggregation of the example of the impact because of my datum habits. I hit been listening to several audio books on my regular commute and saw that this work was acquirable and decided to provide it a try. I change that listening to genre in a spoken format would allow me to enjoy the beauty of it more since I believe most poetry was originally designed for test transmission.

I found that listening to "Paradise Lost" did foregather my expectations. I had to concentrate, but the try was substantially worth it. I couldn't race finished it and enjoyed it as intended. Anton Lesser did an superior employ as customary as the reader. His voice seemed appropriate for this identify of work; though I concord with another critic that a more powerful vocalise haw hit been pertinent for the vocalise of God.

I rattling enjoyed Milton's vision of the creation and fall. The epic descriptions of the heavens and Lucifer and the another characters were pure and I could wager why this is considered much a great work. From a theological perspective, it was interesting to wager his analyse of the lineage of the angels, the Son, and Satan. He did a very good employ of taking inscrutable verses from the Bible and other sources and expanding them discover into a powerful story.

I highly propose this frequence aggregation and see that this is a very good artefact to be introduced to Milton.

Michael Sanders Said: Sorry to reach the end of it! May. 13th 2007

A person considering buying a transcription of Paradise Lost strength have two questions. First, Am I feat to be healthy to study the poem without notes and guidance? Second, should I acquire the complete version or the shortened one?

Paradise Lost is a notoriously arduous text, full of learned references to mythology, history, and geography; the language is dense, the syntax twisted, the significance ofttimes obscure; and the poem is just plain long. Perhaps surprisingly, Anton Lesser's datum makes it doable to mate over all these difficulties; his nimble and multifarious readings make the sense country modify when the module isn't. One hears the unbounded difference of the poem, the ethereal and impinging parts as substantially as the stirring and sublime, the innocence of Paradise and the magnificent evil of Satan. I've feature Paradise Lost perhaps half a dozen nowadays over the years, always with notes; this is the first time I was compassionate to reach the end of it.

But what about the shortened version? I don't recommend it; poet builds up his climaxes on a vast scale, and a "great moments from Milton" move weakens their effect. Also, on the shortened version, Eve is read by an actress. This seems to me a mistake; Paradise Lost is full of voices -- Satan and every the demonic throng, the allegorical figures of Sin and Death Sin is also a woman , God, the Messiah, the angelic host, Adam and Eve -- and to single discover digit of the voices is to falsely particular and distort. Plus, the part is feature with an mismatched accent, almost Irish; what is that about? It must be granted that every of Lesser's skill can't attain God Himself more than a cold and distant abstraction. But that is what Milton wrote, and belike what he intended.

So, my recommendation is to pay the extra and get the complete set. It's something you wouldn't want to miss!