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A Preface to Paradise Lost
C. S. Lewis’s illuminating reflections onMilton’sParadise Lost, the seminal classicthat profoundlyinfluencedChristian thought as well as Lewis’s own.

InPreface to Paradise Lost, the Christian apologist andrevered scholar and professor of literatureclosely examines the style, content, structure, and themes ofMilton’s masterpiece, a retelling of the biblical story of the Fall of Humankind, Satan’s temptation, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden. Considering the storywithin the context of the Western literary tradition,Lewisoffersinvaluable insights intoParadise Lostand the nature of literature itself, unveiling the poem’s beauty and its wisdom.

Lewis explains and defendsthe literary form known as “Epic,”pondering simple yet perceptive questions such as:What is an Epic? Why, in the seventeenth century, did Milton choose to write his story in this style? In what sense is Paradise Lost similar to the Homeric poems or the Anglo Saxon Beowulf? In what sense did Milton develop Virgil’s legacy?

With the clarity of thought and stylethat are the hallmarks ofhiswriting,Lewis provides answers with a lucidity and lightness thatdeepens our understanding of this literary form and bothilluminatesMilton’s immortalepic and its meaningand inspires readers to revisit it. Ultimately, he reminds us why elements including ritual, splendor, and joy deserve to exist and hold a sacred place in human life.

One of Lewis’s mostreveredscholarly works, Preface to Paradise Lost is indispensable for literature, philosophy, and religion scholarsand for ardent fansof Lewis’s writings.
Dymer (Unabridged)

Dymer (Unabridged)

C. S. Lewis

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Called to Community

Called to Community

Eberhard Arnold, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Joan Chittister, Dorothy Day, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Richard J. Foster, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, David Janzen, Søren Kierkegaard, C. S. Lewis, Chiara Lubich, Thomas Merton, Henri J. M. Nouwen, John M. Perkins, Eugene H. Peterson, Christine D. Pohl, Howard A. Snyder, Mother Teresa, Saint Benedict, Jeremiah Barker, Amy Carmichael, Hans Denck, Andreas Ehrenpreis, Thomas R Kelly, Penelope Lawson, Juan Mateos, Kathleen Norris, Thomas E Powers, Peter Riedemann, Christopher C Smith, Ulrich Stadler, Nicholas Ludwig von Zinzendorf

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Dymer

Dymer

C. S. Lewis

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Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics

Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics

C. S. Lewis

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Spirits in Bondage

Spirits in Bondage

C. S. Lewis

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Dymer

Dymer

C. S. Lewis

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On Writing (and Writers)

On Writing (and Writers)

C. S. Lewis

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On Writing (and Writers)

On Writing (and Writers)

C. S. Lewis

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English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Excluding Drama)

English Literature in the Sixteenth Century (Excluding Drama)

C. S. Lewis

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A Preface to Paradise Lost

A Preface to Paradise Lost

C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis Essential Audio Library

C. S. Lewis Essential Audio Library

C. S. Lewis

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Following the Call

Following the Call

Eberhard Arnold, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Mother Teresa, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., C. S. Lewis, Wendell Berry, Dorothy Day, Leo Tolstoy, N. T. Wright, Richard Rohr, Madeleine L’Engle, Thomas Merton

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Spirits in Bondage

Spirits in Bondage

C. S. Lewis

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Spirits in Bondage

Spirits in Bondage

C. S. Lewis

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The Dark Tower, and Other Stories

The Dark Tower, and Other Stories

C. S. Lewis

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The Reading Life

The Reading Life

C. S. Lewis

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The Reading Life

The Reading Life

C. S. Lewis

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Durchblicke

Durchblicke

C. S. Lewis

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How to Be a Christian

How to Be a Christian

C. S. Lewis

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On The Incarnation

On The Incarnation

Athanasius

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How to Pray

How to Pray

C. S. Lewis

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Out of the Silent Planet

Out of the Silent Planet

C. S. Lewis

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The Last Battle

The Last Battle

C. S. Lewis

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The Silver Chair

The Silver Chair

C. S. Lewis

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The Horse and His Boy

The Horse and His Boy

C. S. Lewis

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The Silver Chair

The Silver Chair

C. S. Lewis

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The Horse and His Boy

The Horse and His Boy

C. S. Lewis

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis

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Preparación para Pascua

Preparación para Pascua

C. S. Lewis

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Preparación para Pascua

Preparación para Pascua

C. S. Lewis

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Mero Cristianismo

Mero Cristianismo

C. S. Lewis

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Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino

Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino

C. S. Lewis

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The C. S. Lewis Collection: Novels and Stories

The C. S. Lewis Collection: Novels and Stories

C. S. Lewis

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The C. S. Lewis Collection: Signature Classics and Other Major Works

The C. S. Lewis Collection: Signature Classics and Other Major Works

C. S. Lewis

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Surprised by Joy

Surprised by Joy

C. S. Lewis

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Reflections on the Psalms

Reflections on the Psalms

C. S. Lewis

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Present Concerns

Present Concerns

C. S. Lewis

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Preparing for Easter

Preparing for Easter

C. S. Lewis

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The Four Loves

The Four Loves

C. S. Lewis

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Spirits in Bondage

Spirits in Bondage

C. S. Lewis

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On Stories

On Stories

C. S. Lewis

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Of Other Worlds

Of Other Worlds

C. S. Lewis

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Till We Have Faces

Till We Have Faces

C. S. Lewis

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Narrative Poems

Narrative Poems

C. S. Lewis

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Poems

Poems

C. S. Lewis

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The Dark Tower

The Dark Tower

C. S. Lewis

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Letters of C. S. Lewis

Letters of C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis

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The Personal Heresy

The Personal Heresy

C. S. Lewis, E.M.W. Tillyard

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The World's Last Night

The World's Last Night

C. S. Lewis

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A Mind Awake

A Mind Awake

C. S. Lewis

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Pardon, ich bin Christ

Pardon, ich bin Christ

C. S. Lewis

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Christian Reflections

Christian Reflections

C. S. Lewis

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The Pilgrim's Regress

The Pilgrim's Regress

C. S. Lewis

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God in the Dock

God in the Dock

C. S. Lewis

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Letters to an American Lady

Letters to an American Lady

C. S. Lewis

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George MacDonald

George MacDonald

C. S. Lewis

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A Grief Observed

A Grief Observed

C. S. Lewis

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The Abolition of Man

The Abolition of Man

C. S. Lewis

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Miracles

Miracles

C. S. Lewis

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Weight of Glory

Weight of Glory

C. S. Lewis

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Mere Christianity

Mere Christianity

C. S. Lewis

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The Great Divorce

The Great Divorce

C. S. Lewis

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El Gran Divorcio

El Gran Divorcio

C. S. Lewis

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Cautivado por la Alegria

Cautivado por la Alegria

C. S. Lewis

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Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino

Cartas del Diablo a Su Sobrino

C. S. Lewis

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Los Cuatro Amores

Los Cuatro Amores

C. S. Lewis

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Una Pena en Observacion

Una Pena en Observacion

C. S. Lewis

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Los Milagros

Los Milagros

C. S. Lewis

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Mero Cristianismo

Mero Cristianismo

C. S. Lewis

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El Problema del Dolor

El Problema del Dolor

C. S. Lewis

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The Space Trilogy, Omnib

The Space Trilogy, Omnib

C. S. Lewis

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Image and Imagination

Image and Imagination

C. S. Lewis

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C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis

C. S. Lewis

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Short Stories

Short Stories

C. S. Lewis

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Letters

Letters

C. S. Lewis

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Philosophical Thoughts

Philosophical Thoughts

C. S. Lewis

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Some Everyday Thoughts

Some Everyday Thoughts

C. S. Lewis

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Education and History

Education and History

C. S. Lewis

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Studies in Words

Studies in Words

C. S. Lewis

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Selected Literary Essays

Selected Literary Essays

C. S. Lewis

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The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection

The Chronicles of Narnia Complete 7-Book Collection

C. S. Lewis

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The Discarded Image

The Discarded Image

C. S. Lewis

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An Experiment in Criticism

An Experiment in Criticism

C. S. Lewis

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The Narnia Trivia Book

The Narnia Trivia Book

C. S. Lewis

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The Allegory of Love

The Allegory of Love

C. S. Lewis

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The Church

The Church

C. S. Lewis

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The Art of Writing and the Gifts of Writers

The Art of Writing and the Gifts of Writers

C. S. Lewis

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English and Literature

English and Literature

C. S. Lewis

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The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition

The Screwtape Letters: Annotated Edition

C. S. Lewis

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The Search for God

The Search for God

C. S. Lewis

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The Christian in the World

The Christian in the World

C. S. Lewis

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Aspects of Faith

Aspects of Faith

C. S. Lewis

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The 10 Best Books to Read for Easter: Selections to Inspire, Educate, & Provoke

The 10 Best Books to Read for Easter: Selections to Inspire, Educate, & Provoke

James Martin, C. S. Lewis, N. T. Wright, Desmond Tutu, Mpho Tutu, Catherine Wolff, Ann Patchett, Candida Moss, John Dominic Crossan, Father Jonathan Morris, Thomas H. Groome

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El leon, la bruja y el ropero

El leon, la bruja y el ropero

C. S. Lewis

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El caballo y el muchacho

El caballo y el muchacho

C. S. Lewis

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El sobrino del mago

El sobrino del mago

C. S. Lewis

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La silla de plata

La silla de plata

C. S. Lewis

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The Wisdom of Narnia

The Wisdom of Narnia

C. S. Lewis

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