This volume offers a series of fresh explorations of the life, writing, and reputation of John Milton.
The ten papers take us inside Milton's verse and prose, into the context of the events and the intellectual debates within which they were written, and into the later worlds within which his reputation evolved and fluctuated. Key topics discussed include: his political beliefs and career; the characteristics of his poetry - especially Paradise Lost; the literary influences upon his verse; his perception of women; and the ways he has been seen since his death.
John Milton: Life, Writing, Reputation will be essential reading not only for scholars and students of literature, but for all those interested in Milton's work and reputation over the last four centuries.
| ISBN: | 9780197264706 |
| Publication date: | 12th August 2010 |
| Author: | Paul Hammond, Blair Worden, British Academy |
| Publisher: | The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 212 pages |
| Series: | British Academy Original Paperbacks |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general Poetry by individual poets |
This volume offers a series of fresh explorations of the life, writing, and reputation of John Milton.
The ten papers take us inside Milton's verse and prose, into the context of the events and the intellectual debates within which they were written, and into the later worlds within which his reputation evolved and fluctuated. Key topics discussed include: his political beliefs and career; the characteristics of his poetry - especially Paradise Lost; the literary influences upon his verse; his perception of women; and the ways he has been seen since his death.
John Milton: Life, Writing, Reputation will be essential reading not only for scholars and students of literature, but for all those interested in Milton's work and reputation over the last four centuries.
John Milton features in the following genres: Literary studies: general, Poetry by individual poets
John Milton is available in Paperback
John Milton was written by Paul Hammond, Blair Worden, British Academy and published by The British Academy an imprint of Liverpool University Press
John Milton has 212 pages
Yes it is part of British Academy Original Paperbacks series