C. S. Lewis’ profound reflections into the work that shaped his thought and approach to literature for decades to come, Milton’s seminal work, Paradise Lost. Lewis closely examines the style, content, structure, and themes of Milton's classic within the context of Western literary tradition, providing illuminating, invaluable insights along the way. Not only does Lewis explain the deep beauty of Milton’s famous work but he goes on to explain and defend the nature of the literary form known as “Epic.” Lewis's work has always been outstanding for first asking the right questions and then answering them with a lucidity and lightness of touch which, far from wearying his readers with learning, stimulates them to go back to the poetry itself. With absolute naturalness this defense of Epic resolves itself into a plea that ritual and splendor, and joy itself, have a right to exist. An indispensable work to any scholar or ardent fan of Lewis’s writings.