Paradise Lost
Milton's epic poem retells the fall of Satan and humanity's expulsion from Eden. Through blank verse and theological argument, it explores free will, obedience, rebellion, and the problem of evil. The work wrestles with theodicy and has profoundly influenced how Western culture imagines the cosmic battle between good and evil.
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