John Milton: Life, Writing, Reputation - Couverture souple

 
9780197264706: John Milton: Life, Writing, Reputation
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0197264700 ISBN 13 : 9780197264706
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2010

Synopsis

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.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Revue de presse

Even the most seasoned scholars should be grateful for a volume that lays out so clearly where the field stands as Milton enters his fifth century and where scholars can profitably go from here. (Anthony Welch, Milton Quarterly)

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0197264700
ISBN 13 
9780197264706
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Éditeur
Hammond Paul, Worden Blair
Coordonnées du fabricant
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