I'm teaching Milton's Paradise Lost again this fall and I thought I'd see if anyone wanted to read along. We could find a forum for sharing our thoughts--either over audio chat or just posting on a blog (this one or my own). If you haven't read it already, it's well worth reading. And if you have read it already, it's well worth reading again, in my opinion.
It's a great, great poem. The poetry itself is lovely. The subject matter (first the fall of Satan and later the fall of Adam and Eve) is fascinating, and Milton's project--to "justify the ways of God to men"--is certainly an ambitious one.
I'll be teaching it from 8/31-9/16, and I can post the more detailed schedule I'll be following if folks are interested in joining in. Also, I highly recommend the Norton edition. It's got great notes, which are really helpful. It's probably in every used bookstore there is.
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just got a copy!
one of my pals gave me a copy...and i've been hoping for a group read sometime soon. hmmm!!! count me in!
oh man, i'd love to...if i can keep up with that & our book club selection. i'm a pokey reader. but this is a classic i've always wanted to read.
got my copy today! (albeit not norton's. the library didn't have it.) so post that reading schedule before i leave you all in the dust! ;)
yay! friends to read with! i'm so excited! i found a free audio book download too. i don't have my syllabus with me (dumb me), so i'll have to wait until sunday evening to post the schedule, but when i post that, i'll also post a link to the audiobook, in case anyone's interested.
it's gonna be fun.
I'll call my mom and see if she still has the mobil I made for my Sophomore english class project/presentation when we read this. I'll also see if she still has a copy of the book to dust off for me :-)
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