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7458866 No.7458866 [Reply] [Original]

Was this book ever relevant to the general public? It's clear that, since it's release, it's been loved by poets, critics and prolly those people for whom literature is a major interest. But did it ever affect the general educated public in anything approaching the way that ... say, Shakespeare did?

I get the impression that this book might have been more prominent back when Christianity and poetry in general were more important to people's lives but I dunno.

>> No.7458871

>>7458866
Paradise Loft.

>> No.7458890

>>7458871
Paradife Loft, my friend.

>> No.7458899

>>7458871
/thread

>> No.7458926

>>7458866
Lofts have always been an important element of life Anon; where else would one store their produce for pickling? The cellar is too cold--the fluid may freeze!

>> No.7458966

>>7458866
The image we hace of Satan and the fall of man is from Paradise Los. So yeah, it's kibd of a big deal.

>> No.7458995

>>7458866
If it weren't for Paradife Loft, satanism would never have existed.

>> No.7458996
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7458996

>>7458866

>mfw I have another Paradise Loft image to save

>> No.7459012 [DELETED] 

>>7458866
You answered your own question, OP. Back when Christianity and poetry were commonplace, Paradise Loft was popular. There is an account of the poet John Clare, an illiterate rustic poet, who memorized Paradise Loft and would recite it out in the field. If that was the case, it shouldn't be shocking for other people to have had the poem as a central part of their lives.

>> No.7459028

I'm having trouble with this book. There is a whole lot happening and I have no idea what is going on. From Satan deciding to invade Eden to the gate or whatever

>> No.7459841

>>7459028
Have you tried learning English?

>> No.7459862

>>7458966
This. Paradise Lost and Inferno are the two biggest influences on western perception of Satan and hell, which are not described much in actual scripture.

>>7459028
Hi crossboarder/reddit!

>> No.7459877

>>7458866
It basically jumpstarted the entire fan fiction genre.