| Milton's Selected Poetry and Prose Contributor(s): Milton, John (Author), Rosenblatt, Jason P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0393979873 ISBN-13: 9780393979879 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $25.89 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2010 Annotation: About the Series: No other series of classic texts equals the caliber of the Norton Critical Editions. Each volume combines the most authoritative text available with the comprehensive pedagogical apparatus necessary to appreciate the work fully. Careful editing, first-rate translation, and thorough explanatory annotations allow each text to meet the highest literary standards while remaining accessible to students. Each edition is printed on acid-free paper and every text in the series remains in print. Norton Critical Editions are the choice for excellence in scholarship for students at more than 2,000 universities worldwide. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 821.4 |
| LCCN: 2010041084 |
| Series: Norton Critical Editions |
| Physical Information: 1.47" H x 7.02" W x 8.4" (1.45 lbs) 704 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Norton Critical Edition of Milton's Selected Poetry and Prose includes "Lycidas"--widely considered the greatest short poem in English--the great tragedy Samson Agonistes, the masque Comus, the brief epic Paradise Regained, and eighteen sonnets as well as other poems. It also contains the complete text of five of Milton's major prose works, among them Areopagitica and The Doctrine of Discipline and Divorce. Each major work is accompanied by an individual introduction, and all works have ample explanatory annotations. The major biblical sources that inspired Milton's writing are reprinted, along with fourteen scholarly interpretations of the major texts. From the wealth of commentary on Milton's poetry and prose, the editor has chosen those works that can be studied and appreciated by the greatest number of readers, including essays that can easily be paired for discussion in the classroom. Contributors include Anthony Hecht, William Kerrigan, Mary Nyquist, Stanley Fish, Barbara K. Lewalski, John Carey, and Sharon Achinstein, among others. A Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rosenblatt, Jason P.: - Jason P. Rosenblatt is Professor of English at Georgetown University, where he has taught since 1974. His publications include Renaissance England's Chief Rabbi: John Selden, Torah and Law in "Paradise Lost" and many essays on seventeenth-century English literature. He is currently working on an annotated edition of John Selden's Table Talk. |