The Works of John Milton:

Milton, John

ISBN 10: 1853264105 / ISBN 13: 9781853264108

Edité par Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Great Britain, 1994

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Trade paperback. 486pp., Introduction and Bibliography. The Wordsworth Poetry Library. No previous ownership marks. Paper toned as per usual with this edition. An unread, clean, square, copy. As new.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Works of John Milton:
• Éditeur: Wordsworth Editions Ltd, Great Britain
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1853264105
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781853264108
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Édition: Reprint
• État de l'article: Very Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • 18th Century English Literature

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Synopsis

With an Introduction and Notes by Laurence Lerner, formerly Professor of English at the University of Sussex.

John Milton (1608-74) has a strong claim to be considered the greatest English poet after Skakespeare. His early poems, collected and published in 1645, include the much loved pair L'Allegro and Il Penseroso ('the cheerful man and the thoughtful man'), Lycidas (his great elegy on a fellow poet) and Comus (the one masque which is still read today). When the Civil War began Milton abandoned poetry for politics and wrote a series of pamphlets in defence of the Parliamentary party, then in defence of the execution of Charles I: these include his great defence of the freedom of the press, Areopagitica. In the course of this work he lost his sight, and was blind for the last twenty years of his life.

During this time he wrote his two great epics, Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, and his retelling of the story of Samson as a Greek tragedy.

Présentation de l'éditeur

This Wordsworth Edition includes an exclusive Introduction and Notes by Laurence Lerner, formerly Professor of English at the University of Sussex.

John Milton (1608-74) has a strong claim to be considered the greatest English poet after Skakespeare. His early poems, collected and published in 1645, include the much loved pair 'L'Allegro' and 'Il Penseroso' ('the cheerful man and the thoughtful man'), 'Lycidas' (his great elegy on a fellow poet) and 'Comus' (the one masque which is still read today). When the Civil War began Milton abandoned poetry for politics and wrote a series of pamphlets in defence of the Parliamentary party, then in defence of the execution of Charles I: these include his great defence of the freedom of the press, 'Areopagitica'. In the course of this work he lost his sight, and was blind for the last twenty years of his life.

During this time he wrote his two great epics, 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regained', and his retelling of the story of Samson as a Greek tragedy.