Screen LibraryJohn Milton a short introduction /
Using current critical perspectives, this introduction to John Milton, and to his prose and poetry, presents him as a radical social theorist. Its emphasis is on a clear presentation of this complex and sophisticated author and his works.
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| Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Blackwell introductions to literature
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9780470693612 |
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Using current critical perspectives, this introduction to John Milton, and to his prose and poetry, presents him as a radical social theorist. Its emphasis is on a clear presentation of this complex and sophisticated author and his works. |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (viii, 132 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122) and index. |
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9780470693612 0470693614 9780470692875 0470692871 |
| Index Number: | PR3588 |
| CLC: | I561.072 |
| Contents: | Family background -- Milton's education -- Marriage and divorce -- Early work -- Nativity ode -- "L'Allegro" and "Il penseroso" -- "Lycidas" -- Sonnets -- Arcades and A masque (known as Comus) -- Prose tracts -- Plans for tragedies: Paradise lost -- "Paradise found" (Paradise regain'd) -- Samson Agonistes -- Aftermath and influence -- Works cited. |