Paradise Lost Audiotexts

June 30, 2008

Olin Bjork writes to tell of a project he and John Rumrich have been developing for the last 3-4 years: Paradise Lost Audiotexts. Books One and Nine are currently available.

Audio Readings of L’Allegro and Il Penseroso

June 30, 2008

Gardner Campbell has posted recordings of Il Penseroso and L’Allegro on his web site.

Il Penseroso with introduction (MP3)

L’Allegro (MP3)

John Basinger’s Paradise Lost on DVD

June 17, 2008

John Basinger has produced a DVD set of his performances of Paradise Lost.  The four-disc set includes his performances of all twelve books of the poem, along with a documentary, “Thus Spake John,” a short film, “The Golden Smile,” and a monody, “Forsake me not thus, Adam.”

Podcast: Anna Beer on Milton

February 28, 2008

Anna Beer has a 23 minute podcast at the Guardian Unlimited in which she “discusses the times in which he lived, the impact of his relationships with friends and family, the work for which we know and revere him, and the power and passion of Paradise Lost’s Satan, perhaps his greatest creation.”

Anna Beer is the author of Milton: Poet, Pamphleteer and Patriot. [Thanks to Paul Miller on Milton-L]

Link

Karen Karbiener on Milton’s Paradise Lost

February 24, 2008

Paul Miller on Milton-L shares three video lectures by Professor Karen Karbiener on Milton’s Paradise Lost [via YouTube].