Milton's Paradise lost, or, the fall of man: with historical, philosophical, critical, and explanatory notes. From the learned Raymond de St. Maur. Wherein The Technical Terms in the Arts and Sciences are explained; the original Signification of the Names of Men, Cities, Animals, &c. and from what Language derived, rendered easy and intelligible. Also The Mythological Fables of the Heathens, wherever referr'd to, historically related; difficult Passages cleared of their Obscurity; and the Whole reduced to the Standard of the English Idiom. In twelve books. Embellished with a great number of copper-plates

All titles

• Milton's Paradise lost, or, the fall of man: with historical, philosophical, critical, and explanatory notes. From the learned Raymond de St. Maur. Wherein The Technical Terms in the Arts and Sciences are explained; the original Signification of the Names of Men, Cities, Animals, &c. and from what Language derived, rendered easy and intelligible. Also The Mythological Fables of the Heathens, wherever referr'd to, historically related; difficult Passages cleared of their Obscurity; and the Whole reduced to the Standard of the English Idiom. In twelve books. Embellished with a great number of copper-plates
• Paradis perdu. English

People / Organizations

• Nicolas-François Dupré de Saint-Maur (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for H. Owen, White-Fryars, Fleet-Street; and C. Sympson, at the Bible-Ware-House, Chancery-Lane, MDCCLV. [1755]

Added name

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Publication year

1755

ESTC No.

T134630

Grub Street ID

183253

Description

430,[18]p.,plates ; 8°.

Note

In fact by Nicolas François Dupré de Saint-Maur; translated and paraphrased by George Smith Green

Titlepage in red and black

This prose version was originally published in French as 'Paradis perdu de Milton'

With an index.

Uncontrolled note

Will need 740 Paradise lost English Prose