John Milton, Paradise Lost: An Analysis of Hell

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,3 (A), Ruhr-University of Bochum (Anglistics Seminar), language: English, abstract: This book deals with hell in Milton’s “Paradise Lost” in three respects: Hell as a place or outer state, hell as an inner state and hell as it is transferred to earth. Additionally, the introduction gives a short outline of the European concept of hell before and during the 17th century.