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Milton's childhood and schooldays turned out to be a fortunate seedplot for a budding poet.
From the rear cover
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.
This insightful portrayal of Milton's life, thought, and writing, as well as his contribution to public life, is an important, stimulating, and timely contribution to Milton scholarship.
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- Title John Milton
- Author Lewalski
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 812
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons, Oxford
- Date 2001-01-17
- Features Bibliography
- ISBN 9780631176657 / 0631176659
- Weight 2.87 lbs (1.30 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.69 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 4.29 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 17th Century
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Milton, John, Poets, English - Early modern, 1500-1700
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00034320
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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- Choice, 10/01/2001, Page 310
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