The Cambridge Companion to Milton provides an accessible, helpful guide for any student of Milton, whether undergraduate or graduate, introducing readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it. This second edition contains new and revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Milton's politics, the social conditions and climate in which his works were published and received, the importance of his early poems and Samson Agonistes, and the changes wrought by gender studies on the criticism of previous decades. The Companion's updated bibliography of studies and resources on Milton's works and life is available online at .
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'The contributors write in a direct and simple style that is now as rare as it is welcome. It is hard to imagine even the most industrious students going far beyond what this book provides in their study of Milton.' Forum for Modern Language Studies
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The Cambridge Companion to Milton provides an accessible, helpful guide for any student of Milton, whether undergraduate or graduate, introducing readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it. This second edition contains new and revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Milton's politics, the social conditions and climate in which his works were published and received, the importance of his early poems and Samson Agonistes, and the changes wrought by gender studies on the criticism of previous decades.
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I never understood what all the fuss about Milton was about until I read this book. His times, his politics, his personality and his work are all illuminated in these essays.
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Among the books in the great Cambridge Companion series, this work offers eighteen enlightening essays on John Milton: his prose, poetry, social life, etc. A rich buffet for the Milton scholar or student!
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As a novice to Milton studies, I could be deceived by the quality of the essays collected here. Nevertheless, they read to me as informative, well-judged, well-documented introductions to the broad array of social, political, religious, and biographical dimensions of Milton's work. The balance of scholarly opinion seems to me good; the book is well edited and produced with the sheen that one expects of Cambridge University Press. One also expects CUP volumes, even in softcovers, to be overpriced. I purchased a "Like New" edition at an affordable price, was not deceived by the seller, and am clam-happy.
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That eight biographies of John Milton were written within sixty years of his death in 1674 not only demonstrates the popularity of his works during the first half of the eighteenth century, but also suggests the enduring strength of Milton's personality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
uncouth swain, brief epic, divorce tracts, wisdom song, paradise lost, pastoral elegy, early prose, eternal providence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Samson Agonistes, New Haven, Old Testament, Edward King, Milton Quarterly, New Testament, Eikon Basilike, Ludlow Masque, Milton's Satan, Chapel Hill, English Renaissance, Mary Ann, Milton's Epics, Son of God, Charles Diodati, Long Parliament, Michael Lieb, Milton's God, University Park, Attendant Spirit, Edward Phillips, Mary Powell, Milton's Eve, Paradise Regain'd New!
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That eight biographies of John Milton were written within sixty years of his death in 1674 not only demonstrates the popularity of his works during the first half of the eighteenth century, but also suggests the enduring strength of Milton's personality. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
uncouth swain, brief epic, divorce tracts, wisdom song, paradise lost, pastoral elegy, early prose, eternal providence Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Samson Agonistes, New Haven, Old Testament, Edward King, Milton Quarterly, New Testament, Eikon Basilike, Ludlow Masque, Milton's Satan, Chapel Hill, English Renaissance, Mary Ann, Milton's Epics, Son of God, Charles Diodati, Long Parliament, Michael Lieb, Milton's God, University Park, Attendant Spirit, Edward Phillips, Mary Powell, Milton's Eve, Paradise Regain'd New!
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- Milton: Complete Shorter Poems (2nd Edition) by John Carey on 7 pages
- The History of Britain by John Milton on 6 pages
- Composite Orders: The Genres of Milton's Last Poems (Milton Studies, Vol. 17) by Richard S. Ide on 6 pages
- Milton and Heresy by Stephen B. Dobranski on 5 pages
- Paradise Lost (Unwin Critical Library) by G. K. Hunter on 5 pages
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- A Concise Companion to Milton (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture) by Angelica Duran on 5 pages
- Romantic Satanism: Myth and the Historical Moment in Blake, Shelley, and Byron by Peter A. Schock in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Service and Dependency in Shakespeare's Plays by Judith Weil in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Lines of Authority: Politics and English Literary Culture, 1649-1689 by Steven N. Zwicker in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Rethinking the Foundations of Modern Political Thought by Annabel Brett on page 165, and Back Matter
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