Special Topics in Literature: Milton's "Paradise Lost" (course)
Material for the MIT OpenCourseWare 3-unit class on Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost.
Includes syllabus, readings, lecture notes, assignments,a nd list of related resources.
The lecture notes include pdf documents:
Essential backgrounds for reading Milton
"Thee" and "Thou": How they work
Study questions, books I-IV
Study questions, books V-X
Notes on book VIII
Summary: What happens in Paradise Lost
As taught in: January IAP 2008
Date Published:
19 June 2012
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Contributors:
Mary Fuller
In Collection(s):
John Milton
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Special Topics in Literature: Milton's "Paradise Lost" (course) by John Milton at https://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm via https://dev.writersinspire.it.ox.ac.uk/content/special-topics-literature-miltons-paradise-lost-course. Published on 19 June 2012. Accessed on 08 May 2026.
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