What it's about
Milton's epic of the fall: Satan's rebellion and defeat, his journey out of Hell to the new world, the temptation of Eve in Eden, and Adam and Eve leaving Paradise hand in hand. Twelve books of blank verse that have shaped how English speakers picture Satan, Heaven and the Garden ever since.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who want the poem behind much of English literature - Anyone interested in how the Genesis story was retold - Readers who enjoy long verse read slowly
