Leland Ryken provides a clear pathway to understanding the "Great Works" through this engaging series of short guidebooks. Beginning with "why the classics matter" and "how to read a story," readers will find a helpful path to reading and analyzing influential works in the Western canon. Evaluating the text from a distinctly Christian perspective, this guide to Milton's Paradise Lost includes commentary, points out scriptural allusions and biblical subtext, summarizes sections of lines, and examines Milton's nuanced use of language.
Christian Guide to the Classics books provide:
93 pages, softcover. High School-Adult.
| Title: By: Leland Ryken Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 94 Vendor: Crossway Publication Date: 2013 | Dimensions: 8.25 X 5.25 (inches) Weight: 4 ounces ISBN: 1433526204 ISBN-13: 9781433526206 Series: Christian Guides to the Classics Stock No: WW526206 |
Leland Ryken (PhD, University of Oregon) served as professor of English at Wheaton College for nearly 50 years. He has authored or edited over fifty books, including The Word of God in English and A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible. He is a frequent speaker at the Evangelical Theological Society's annual meetings and served as literary stylist for the English Standard Version Bible.
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