A.N. Wilson

Paradise and paradox: an inner pilgrimage into John Milton

Though Satan is often seen as the hero of Paradise Lost, Joe Moshenska reminds us why the great poem was once central to the way English speakers understood their faith

John Milton by William Blake, his most imaginative interpreter. [Bridgeman Images]
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  • Making Darkness Light: The Lives and Times of John Milton

    Joe Moshenska

    Basic Books, pp. 456, £25

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