Dear Fellow American,
Among the many passages of breathtaking beauty in Paradise Lost is Milton's description of Adam seeing Eve for the first time after the Fall. They had separated for the day to complete their happy labors in the Garden, where Satan found and deceived Eve. Adam, blissfully unaware, had prepared a garland of roses to present to his bride upon their reunification.
When she appeared, he immediately knew disaster had struck:
From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve
Down dropped, and all the faded roses shed
Imagine this scene of heartbreak! Imagine the feeling of all the world coming to ruin! Yet for Adam and Eve, as for us, there is hope in redemption. Milton is a master of building a world, describing tragedy, and depicting renewal.
Join Professor Stephen Smith as he guides us through John Milton's epic poem of power, envy, sin, forgiveness, love, and hope in one of our most beautiful online courses to date. Click the link below to register.
https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/register/paradise-lost
Happy learning to you!
Jeremiah Regan, Ph.D.
Executive Director of Online Learning
Hillsdale College
