John Milton Contributor(s): Lewalski, Barbara K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631176659 ISBN-13: 9780631176657 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $161.45 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2001 Annotation: John Milton's many and various works include magnificent poems, polemics, history, theology, and treatises on political, ecclesiastical, educational, and social issues. No writer before Milton defined himself so self-consciously as an author - both in prose and in poetry - as his God-given vocation. In her detailed account of Milton's life and career, Barbara Lewalski provides a close analysis of his prose and poetry, focusing on the development of his ideas and his art. She shows how Milton, even as a young poet, constructed himself as a new kind of author, commanding astonishing resources of learning and artistry to develop a radical politics, reformist poetics, and an inherently revolutionary prophetic voice. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Biography & Autobiography | Historical |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 00034320 |
Series: Wiley Blackwell Critical Biographies |
Physical Information: 1.69" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.87 lbs) 812 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
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Publisher Description: Providing a close examination of Milton's wide-ranging prose and poetry at each stage of his life, Barbara Lewalski reveals a rather different Milton from that in earlier accounts.
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