John Milton Prose: Major Writings on Liberty, Politics, Religion, and Education - Couverture rigide

Milton, John

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1405129301 ISBN 13 : 9781405129305

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd), 2012

Synopsis

Book by Milton John

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Regarded by many as the equal of Shakespeare in poetic imagination and expression, Milton was also a prolific writer of prose who explored, with great acuity and originality, his frequently dissenting and controversial views on religion, politics, and liberty. This new and extensively annotated edition of his major prose works presents them in their original language, spelling, and punctuation, and demonstrates Milton s continued relevance. It shows why Milton s rich, varied prose works are justly reckoned among his greatest achievements, analyzing such major topics as freedom of the press, religious toleration and liberty of conscience, gender, marriage, the dangers of tyranny, and the significance of political debate and dissent.

The exhaustive notes compiled for this edition illuminate the complexities of the shifting contemporary political and religious contexts in which Milton wrote and published his major prose works, even as they elucidate the wealth of Milton s biblical, classical, and topical allusions. Most crucially for contemporary readers, his prose writings address the meanings and consequences of different kinds of liberty: religious, political, domestic, and individual.

Revue de presse

Still the volume supports these various agendas admirably, and will ensure that Milton s prose continues to challenge and reward the kind of active, discerning readerships that Milton himself courted.   (Renaissance Quarterly, 1 July 2014)

Each of these texts has its advantages, and no one should be disappointed by either. Both will make teaching Milton more pleasurable and inventive.   (Milton Quarterly, 19 May 2014)

"Milton′s extraordinary prose, extensively represented in David Loewenstein′s ambitious edition, has gained many new readers in recent years, and it may be true that some students, at least in British schools and universities, read Tenure of Kings and Magistrates before, or even instead of, the great poetry."
Times Literary Supplement (June 14 2013)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1405129301
• ISBN 13: 9781405129305
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 606
• Éditeur: Loewenstein David