A Companion to Milton (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture) [Paperback]

Thomas N. Corns (Editor)

Book Description

Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture | Publication Date: September 19, 2003

The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion.

• Winner of the Milton Society of America's Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002.
  
• Invites readers to explore and enjoy Milton's rich and fascinating work.
  
• Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Milton's texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar.
  
• Looks at literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, other relevant contemporary texts and responses to Milton over time.
  
• Devotes a whole chapter to each major poem, and four to Paradise Lost.
  
• Conveys the excitement of recent developments in the field.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Taken together, the 29 essays collected here strike the perfect balance between an exploration of the contexts surrounding Milton's writings and an intensive analysis of his poems and prose treatises. Uniformly well researched, felicitously written, and cogently argued, these essays are among the best in present-day Milton studies. They review previous scholarship while pursuing innovative and exciting lines of inquiry that will surely influence commentary on Milton in the foreseeable future." (Choice)

"The present state of Milton studies is admirably represented, while a careful distribution of topics has ensured satisfactory coverage of the field. A splendid exhibition of Milton scholarship as it currently flourishes." (Times Literary Supplement)

"students [...] will be admirably served by this comprehensive and readable smorgasbord of current Milton studies." (Renaissance Quarterly)

"This companion is enlightening and stimulating and will be a helpful addition to libraries, especially those associated with literary and cultural studies." (Reference Reviews)

Book Description

The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion. The volume is comprised of 30 fresh and powerful readings of Milton's texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar. The contributions provoke debate and define problems, rather than offering false resolutions or bland overviews.The Companion is split into five sections looking at literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, other relevant contemporary texts and responses to Milton over time. A whole chapter is devoted to each major poem and four to Paradise Lost. All the contributions convey the excitement of recent developments in the field, taking into account progress in early-modern historiography, new investigations into Milton's theology and the most up-to-date critical methodologies. The volume as a whole invites readers to explore and enjoy Milton's rich and fascinating work.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell (September 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1405113707
• ISBN-13: 978-1405113700
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.8 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #273,804 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)