ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Many scholars consider Paradise Lost to be one of the greatest poems in the English language. It tells the biblical story of the fall from grace of Adam and Eve (and, by extension, all humanity) in language that is a supreme achievement of rhythm and sound.

Detailed explanation-2: -Beowulf. Written in Old English, Beowulf is the language’s most famous piece of literature. While an exact date of composition is unknown, the poem dates back to sometime around the 8th century. The 3, 183 lines of the epic describe the hero Beowulf’s battles with different monsters menacing his world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The greatest epic poem in the English language, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, has divided critics – but its influence on English literature is second only to Shakespeare’s, writes Benjamin Ramm. Milton’s Paradise Lost is rarely read today.

Detailed explanation-4: -He uses classical mythology for its symbolical meaning and suggestiveness in his similes. Thus Milton’s Paradise Lost is a great epic. It occupies central position among the epics of the western world. It is remarkable for the loftiness of its theme and for the grandeur of its style.

Detailed explanation-5: -Paradise Lost is an epic poem (12 books, totalling more than 10, 500 lines) written in blank verse, telling the biblical tale of the Fall of Mankind – the moment when Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, and God banished them from the Garden of Eden forever.