A Paraphrase of Paradise Lost for Youngsters: The Tragedy of Lucifer by Joseph Stemberga and Thomas Lane | #ChildrensBook #Review #Excerpt & $15 Giveaway
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Book Details
A Paraphrase of Paradise Lost for Youngsters: The Tragedy of Lucifer by Thomas Lane Published by Tellwell Publishing on 11/13/2021
Genres: Children's
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 36
This retelling of books V and VI of the epic poem Paradise Lost, written by John Milton, follows the story of Satan's rebellion and fall from grace.
The Father announces his heir, Satan rebels, Abdiel tries to reason with the fallen angels, followed by a war scarring Heaven's landscape. Brother against brother, the rebellious few against their Father, a family torn apart by war, concluded by the victor, the Father's chosen Son, casting the disobedient out of paradise.
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Excerpt from A Paraphrase of Paradise Lost for Youngsters
At this point, the angels who had responded to Satan’s call arrived at the hill where Satan sat on his throne. They listened to him when he declared, “THRONES, DOMINATIONS, PRINCEDOMS, VIRTUES, POWERS, the Son of God now eclipses our power and so takes all power from us! We may not all be equal in power, but we are all equal in freedom! Why should we be bound by law to do what we already did freely and without sin? I trust you will not bow before this new Word!”
While all those who had gathered began to agree with Satan, one angel, named Abdiel, scolded Satan with great enthusiasm, “I never expected to hear such blasphemous words in Heaven, least of all from you! By rejecting God’s law, you are making your own law which you think God should obey. God created you and gave you your freedom, glory, and power. He does not want to obscure it, but to magnify it.”
Satan replied, “Did God really create us? Were you there when this creation took place? The only thing I know from experience is what I am now, and that I have always been this way. My power – OUR power – was not given to us; it is our own.”
Excerpt provided by the author/publisher for use in this post.
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My thoughts on A Paraphrase of Paradise Lost for Youngsters
A Paraphrase of Paradise Lost for Youngsters presents a simplistic retelling of books V and VI of the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton. It follows the story of Satan’s rebellion and his fall from grace.
The illustrations by Kamila Oleszczuk are beautifully done and enhance the story of this book.
This short (36-page) tale will introduce young readers to the concepts of Heaven and Hell and how they came to be.
I am guessing there will be more books to follow this one. It seems a rather noble undertaking to teach young children many of Milton’s Paradise Lost concepts.
Readers not familiar with the story will get a first-hand look at it told in the most simplistic manner so that all ages will understand the basics of Paradise Lost.
This beautiful book is an excellent opportunity for adults and children to read together and start discussing what they read. Learning to process what you read and form your own opinions is a skill people will use their entire lives.
No matter your religious beliefs, you can benefit from the lessons taught in the fall of Lucifer.
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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July 26: Iron Canuck Reviews & More
August 2: Fabulous and Brunette
August 2: Splashes of Joy
August 9: The Faerie Review
August 9: Travel the Ages
August 16: Gina Rae Mitchell
August 16: Crowvus Book Blog
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I really like the cover and think the book sounds good.
Great excerpt and cover.
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on A Paraphrase of Paradise Lost for Youngsters: The Tragedy of Lucifer, this sounds like a wonderful book to share with my grandchildren and I am actually looking forward to reading it myself
This book sounds like an interesting literary product for a younger audience.
I just bought the paperback because oh my gosh the artwork!! I am very likely to hire the freelance artist myself!
I also don’t know anything about Paradise Lost and this sounds like a great introduction 🙂