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Books by John Milton

Born: 12/09/1608; Died: 11/10/1674

John Milton Biography & Notes


John Milton was born in the Cheapside district of London in a house called "The Spreadeagle" that would later be destroyed in the Great Fire of London. His father was a real-estate agent and liturgical composer. Milton was educated at St. Paul's and Christ's College, Cambridge. After the age of twelve, young Milton, an avid student, "rarely retired to bed from my studies until midnight." He received his master's degree in 1632. Milton continued to study independently at his father's house for several years after he was graduated from Cambridge. He toured France and Italy from 1638 to 1639, returning by way of Geneva. He probably visited Galileo, then under house arrest by the Inquisition in Florence. Milton returned to England on hearing news of the outbreak of the Civil War. He worked for the republican, anti-royalist cause for several years. He became embroiled in many political controversies, however, including the question of "divorce at pleasure" on the grounds of incompatibility, of which he became a passionate advocate after his wife, Mary Powell, fled home to her parents after six weeks of marriage. She returned to him years later, and they had three daughters before she died, in 1652. His second wife died in childbirth, and he married for the third time late in life, in 1663. His defense of the execution of Charles I (at which Milton was present) earned him a post in Cromwell's government. The Stuart Restoration ended Milton's political career, but allowed him the time to return to the composition of poetry. His early poetry, beginning in the late 1620s, was often written in Latin and Greek. In his later years, however, Milton wrote only in English. His eyesight, which had been declining for a long time, failed completely due to glaucoma in 1652; he composed "Paradise Lost" in his head every night, and dictated it to a secretary the next morning. Its publication in 1667 secured a place for him in the pantheon of literature. He continued writing until his death in 1674 from the complications of gout, and in that year, a revised edition of "Paradise Lost" was published.


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American Indian Speaks by John Milton ( 1969)
Anais Do VI Encontro Nacional De Tradutores Integracao via Traducao 21 a 25 Outubro 1996, Fortaleza by John Milton, Francis Henrik Aubert, Associacao Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Traducao ( 1998)
The Annotated Milton The Annotated Milton Complete English Poems With Annotations Lexical, Syntactic, Prosodic, and Referential by John Milton, Burton Raffel ( 1999)
Bantam is proud to present all of Milton's English poetry--complete and fully annotated--including "Paradise Lost, " "Paradise Regained, " and "Samson Agonistes." This is the definitive Milton for teachers and students everywhere.
Areopagitica A Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England by John Milton ( 1973)
Areopagitica by John Milton ( 2007)
Areopagitica Areopagitica And, of Education With Autobiographical Passages from Other Prose Works by John Milton, George Holland Sabine ( 1987)
Areopagitica Areopagitica A Speech Of Mr. John Milton For The Liberty Of Unlicensed Printing by John Milton ( 2006)
Areopagitica and Other Political Writings of John Milton by John Milton, John Alvis ( 1999)
Areopagitica of Education by John Milton ( 1973)
Areopagitica, With a Commentary by Sir Richard C. Jebb and With Supplementary Material by John Milton ( 1971)
Asimov's Annotated Paradise Lost by John Milton ( 1974)
Explanations of allusions and terms found in Milton's epic poem are offered by the renowned scientist and writer.
Autobiography of John Milton Miltons Life in His Own Words by John Milton ( 1974)
Autobiography of John Milton Or, Milton's Life in His Own Words by John Milton, James J. G. Graham ( 1977)
A Brief History of Moscovia and of Other Less-Known Countries Lying Eastward of Russia as Far as Cathay, Gather'd from the Writings of Several Eye-Witnesses by John Milton ( 1975)
Cases and Materials on Criminal Law by John Milton ( 1997)
Cases and Materials on Criminal Law by John Milton ( 1992)
Chilton Automotive Multi-Guide, Spring 1931; A Facsimile Reproduction of One of Chilton's Rare, Early Automotive Guides by Chilton Book Company, Chilton Class Journal Company, Philadelphia ( 1970)
Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide for the Fiat by Chilton Book Company ( 1970)
Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide for the Maverick by Chilton Book Company ( 1970)
Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide for the SAAB by Chilton Book Company, Richard Altman ( 1970)
Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide for the Simca by Chilton Book Company ( 1970)
Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide for the Toyota by Chilton Book Company, Walter Kominik ( 1970)
Chilton's Repair and Tune-up Guide for the Triumph by Ronald M. Weiers, Chilton Book Company ( 1970)
Chilton's Truck Repair Manual (Light and Medium Trucks) by Chilton Book Company ( 1971)
A Choice of Milton's Verse by D.J. Enright, John Milton ( 1975)
The Complete English Poems The Complete English Poems by John Milton, Gordon Campbell ( 1992)
Introduction by Gordon Campbell
Complete English Poems, of Education, Areopagitica Complete English Poems, of Education, Areopagitica by John Milton ( 1993)
This new Everyman edition of Milton contains the complete English poems and-uniquely-his most important prose works, Of Education and Areopagitica. The most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction, notes, selected criticism and chronology of Milton's life and times.
The Complete Poems by John Milton ( 1980)
Milton was a master of virtually every poetic style: pastoral, religious, lyrical, and--of course--epic. His great work, PARADISE LOST, and his biblical tragedy, SAMSON AGONISTES, are included in this collection.
Complete Poems and Major Prose Complete Poems and Major Prose by John Milton ( 2003)
The Complete Poems of John Milton by John Milton ( 2004)
The Complete Poetical Works Of John Milton The Complete Poetical Works Of John Milton by John Milton ( 2007)
The Complete Poetry of John Milton The Complete Poetry of John Milton by John Milton ( 1971)
The first complete annotated edition of Milton's poetry available in a one-volume paperback. The text is established from original sources, with collations of all known manuscripts, chronology and verbal variants recorded. Works in Latin, Greek and Italian are included with new literal translations.
Complete Prose Works 1643-1648 by ( 1959)
Complete Prose Works of John Milton by John Milton ( 1980)
Complete Prose Works, 1648-1649 by John Milton ( 1962)
A Concordance to Milton's English Poetry by John Milton, Kathleen M. Swaim, William Ingram ( 1972)
A Concordance to the English Prose of John Milton by John Milton, Laurence Sterne, Harold H. Kollmeier ( 1985)
Cultivate Longevity Cultivate Longevity by John Milton ( 2005)
Dynamical Disease Mathematical Analysis of Human Illness by Jacques Belair ( 1995)
Dynamics of Small Neural Populations by John Milton ( 1996)
The Edges of War A History of Frontier Wars (1702-1878) by John Milton ( 1983)
El Paraiso Perdido, I Edicion, Bilingue/Paradise Lost, I, by John Milton ( 1986)
Milton's epic poem recounting the rebellion of Satan and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden.
Epilepsy As a Dynamic Disease Epilepsy As a Dynamic Disease by John Milton ( 2003)
The Feathered Serpent and the Cross The Pre-Columbian God-Kings the Papal States by John Milton, Robert Orsi ( 1980)
Il Penseroso by John Milton ( 1973)
John Milton John Milton Selected Poems by John Milton ( 2007)
Spans John Milton's career, from his earliest works to the magnificent epics of his later life. This volume includes considerable selections from "Paradise Lost" and "Paradise Regained" - Milton's late epics on the "Fall of Man" and "Christ's Temptation in the Wilderness".
John Milton by John Milton, Stephen Orgel, Jonathan Goldberg ( 1991)
John Milton's Drama of Paradise Lost by Hugh M. Richmond, John Milton ( 1992)
John Milton's Epitaphium Damonis Printed from the First Edition by John Milton, Walter W. Skeat ( 1977)
John Milton's Epitaphium Damonis by John Milton, Walter William Skeat ( 1975)
John Milton's Paradise Lost Synopsized and with Illustrations by John Milton, Terrance R. Lindall ( 1983)
John Milton's Paradise Lost by Ruth Mitchell, John Milton ( 1984)
A guide to reading "Paradise Lost" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample test, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.
Justa Edovardo King A Facsimile Edition of the Memorial Volume in Which Milton's Lycidas First Appeared by John Milton, Edward Lecomte ( 1978)
Latin Writings A Selection by John Milton ( 2001)
Les Sonnets Anglais Et Italiens De Milton by John Milton, Emile Saillens ( 1976)
Literary Works [of] Lodowick Bryskett A Discourse of Civill Life [and] The Mourning Muse of Thestylis [and] A Pastorall glogue upon the Death of Sir Phillip Sidney, Knight; with John Milton's Lycidas by John Milton, Lodowick Bryskett ( 1972)
Lycidas A Monograph by John Milton, William Tuckwell ( 1977)
The Major Works The Major Works by John Milton ( 2008)
Previously published in the Oxford Authors series, this unique one-volume selection of Milton's poetry and prose includes all the English and Italian verse and a generous selection of his major prose works. Modernized spelling, extensive notes, and a helpful introduction make the text immediately accessible to the modern reader.
A Maske The Earlier Versions by John Milton, S.E. Sprott ( 1973)
Milton Milton Poems by John Milton ( 1996)
The Everymans Library Pocket Poets hardcover series is popular for its compact size and reasonable price which does not compromise content. Poems: Milton contains selections from Milton's work, including sonnets, occasional poems, portions of Comus, Samson Agonistes, as well as Books I--XII of Paradise Lost.
Milton on Education by John Milton ( 1975)
Milton on Education The Tractate of Education With Supplementary Extracts from Other Writings of Milton by John Milton ( 1971)
Milton on the Continent A Key to L'allegro and Il Penseroso by John Milton, Fanny Lee Byse ( 1976)
Milton on the Continent A Key to L'allegro and Il Penseroso, with Several Illustrations, a Historical Chart, and an Original Portrait of Galileo by John Milton, Fanny Lee Byse ( 1974)
Milton on the Son of God and the Holy Spirit From His Treatise, On Christian Doctrine by John Milton ( 1976)
Milton on the Son of God and the Holy Spirit, from His Treatise on Christian Doctrine by John Milton ( 1973)
Milton's Comus Being the Bridgewater Manuscript with Notes and a Short Family Memoir by John Milton, Alix Egerton ( 1977)
Milton's Comus, Being the Bridgewater Manuscript With Notes and a Short Family Memoir by John Milton, Alix Egerton ( 1975)
Milton's Comus, Lycidas and Other Poems and Matthew Arnold's Address on Milton by John Milton, Matthew Arnold ( 2003)
Milton's Comus; Being the Bridgewater Manuscript by John Milton, Alix Egerton ( 1973)
Milton's Dramatic Poems by John Milton ( 1985)
Milton's L'allegro and Il Penseroso by John Milton ( 1975)
Milton's Lament for Damon and His Other Latin Poems by John Milton, Walter W. Skeat ( 1976)
Milton's Ode On the Morning of Christ's Nativity, L'allegro, Il Penseroso, and Lycidas by John Milton, A. W. Verity ( 1973)
Milton's Prose Writings by John Milton ( 1970)
Milton's Samson Agonistes and Lycidas With Numerous Illustrative Notes, Etc. by John Milton, John Hunter ( 1977)
Milton's Semitic Studies & Some Manifestations of Them in His Poetry by John Milton, Harris F Fletcher ( 1976)
Milton's Sonnets by John Milton ( 1973)
Milton, the Individualist in Metre by John Milton, Hugh Charles Herbert Candy ( 1976)
Milton:the Individualist in Metre The Individualist in Metre by John Milton, Hugh Charles Herbert Candy ( 1974)
The Minor Poems in English [of] John Milton by A.D. Nuttall, Douglas Bush, John Milton ( 1972)
The Minor Poems of John Milton by John Milton ( 2007)
O Poder Da Traducao by John Milton ( 1993)
Odes, Pastorals, Masques Odes, Pastorals, Masques by John Milton ( 1975)
On the Morning of Christ's Nativity Milton's Hymn by William Blake, John Milton ( 1977)
Paradise Lost by John Milton, Robert A. Shepherd ( 1983)
Paradise Lost Books 1-2 by John Milton ( 1969)
Milton takes the traditional epic and transforms it with the clarity of his moral vision and with the power of his language, turning it into triumphant blank verse--seldom used in his day except in drama--that is moving, exciting, and full of the grandeur of Milton's poetic vision. In the early parts of "Paradise Lost", he manages to convey sympathy with Satan's heroic energy. As the epic narrative progresses, however, our allegiance shifts subtly to Christ's message of love and a vision of Paradise free of Satan's destructive strivings.
Paradise Lost With Introduction, Notes, and Diagrams by John Milton ( 2008)
Milton takes the traditional epic and transforms it with the clarity of his moral vision and with the power of his language, turning it into triumphant blank verse--seldom used in his day except in drama--that is moving, exciting, and full of the grandeur of Milton's poetic vision. In the early parts of "Paradise Lost", he manages to convey sympathy with Satan's heroic energy. As the epic narrative progresses, however, our allegiance shifts subtly to Christ's message of love and a vision of Paradise free of Satan's destructive strivings.
Paradise Lost A Humanist Approach by John Milton, K. G. Hamilton ( 1981)
Paradise Lost Poems by John Milton ( 1972)
Paradise Lost a Prose Rendition by John Milton, Robert A. Shepherd ( 1983)
Paradise Lost and Other Poems Paradise Lost and Other Poems by John Milton, Edward Le Comte ( 2003)
Presents three major works by the seventeenth-century English poet, including his epic poem Paradise Lost, which depicts the creation, fall, and redemption of humankind and the moral and spiritual dilemmas of God's judgment. Reprint.
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained And, Paradise Regained by John Milton, Christopher Ricks ( 2001)
Presents the complete texts of the seventeenth-century English poet's two great epic poems about creation, fall, and redemption of humankind and the moral and spiritual dilemmas of God's judgment. Reprint.
Paradise Lost and Selected Poetry and Prose by John Milton ( 1951)
Paradise Lost, 1667 by John Milton ( 1973)
Paradise Lost, Books IX and X Paradise Lost, Books IX and X Books Ix-X by John Milton ( 1973)
Milton takes the traditional epic and transforms it with the clarity of his moral vision and with the power of his language, turning it into triumphant blank verse--seldom used in his day except in drama--that is moving, exciting, and full of the grandeur of Milton's poetic vision. In the early parts of "Paradise Lost", he manages to convey sympathy with Satan's heroic energy. As the epic narrative progresses, however, our allegiance shifts subtly to Christ's message of love and a vision of Paradise free of Satan's destructive strivings.
Paradise Lost, Books XI-XII by John Milton, Michael Hollington, Lawrence Wilkinson ( 1976)
Paradise Lost, a New Edition a Poem in Twelve Book by John Milton ( 1962)
Paradise Lost, as Originally Published Being a Facsimile Reproduction of the First Edition by John Milton, David Masson ( 1977)
Paradise Lost. Book 10; by John Milton, C.A. Patrides, E. A. J. Honigmann ( 1972)
Paradise Lost. Book 9; by John Milton, Rosemary Syfret ( 1972)
Paradise Lost/Pbn 20125/2 Cassettes by John Milton ( 1986)
Paradise Regained A Poem in Four Books by John Milton, Charles Dunster ( 1977)
Paradise Regained by John Milton ( 2009)
El Paraiso Perdido / Paradise Lost El Paraiso Perdido / Paradise Lost by John Milton ( 2004)
Pedagogy of Praxis A Dialectical Philosophy of Education by Moacir Gadotti ( 1996)
Poemata Latin Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton ( 2003)
Poemata Latin, Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton ( 2003)
Poems by John Milton ( 2008)
Poems in English by John Milton ( 1968)
The Poems of John Milton by John Milton, John Carey ( 1972)
Poems of Mr. John Milton The 1645 Edition With Essays in Analysis by John Milton ( 1968)
The Poetical Works of John Milton Paradise Lost by John Milton ( 1953)
Milton takes the traditional epic and transforms it with the clarity of his moral vision and with the power of his language, turning it into triumphant blank verse--seldom used in his day except in drama--that is moving, exciting, and full of the grandeur of Milton's poetic vision. In the early parts of "Paradise Lost", he manages to convey sympathy with Satan's heroic energy. As the epic narrative progresses, however, our allegiance shifts subtly to Christ's message of love and a vision of Paradise free of Satan's destructive strivings.
The Poetical Works of John Milton, With Notes of Various Authors by John Milton ( 1909)
Political Writings Political Writings by John Milton ( 1991)
John Milton was not only the greatest English Renaissance poet but also devoted twenty years to prose writing in the advancement of religious, civil and political liberties. The height of his public career was as chief propagandist to the Commonwealth regime which came into being following the execution of King Charles I in 1649. The first of the two complete texts in this volume, The Tenure of Kings and the Magistrates, was easily the most radical justification of the regicide at the time. In the second, A Defence of the People of England, Milton undertook to vindicate the Commonwealth's cause to Europe as a whole. They are central to an understanding both of the development of Milton's political thought and the climax of the English Revolution itself. This is the first time that fully annotated versions have been published together in one volume, and incorporates a wholly new translation of the Defence. The introduction outlines the complexity of the ideological landscape which Milton had to negotiate, and in particular the points at which he departed radically from his sixteenth-century predecessors. Further aids to students include a full chronology of Milton's life and events, a select bibliography and biographies of persons mentioned in the text.
The Portable Milton The Portable Milton by John Milton ( 1955)
The Portable Milton is an authoritative grand tour through the imagination of this prodigal genius. In the course of his forty-year career, John Milton evolved from a prodigy to a blind prophet, from a philosophical aesthete to a Puritan rebel, and from a poet who proclaimed the triumph of reason to one obsessed with the intractability of sin. Throughout these transformations, he conceived his work as a form of prayer, written in the service of the supreme being.
The Prison and the Pinnacle by John Milton, University of Western Ontario ( 1973)
Private Correspondence and Academic Exercises by John Milton, E.M.W. Tillyard ( 1976)
Prose Writings of Milton by John Milton ( 1970)
Reading Paulo Freire His Life and Work by Moacir Gadotti ( 1994)
This book was written as Paulo Freire himself would have done it, using a method of learning through victories and defeats in the same way one learns life. The author follows a chronological line in which life and work are naturally mixed. In many cases, he lets Paulo Freire's work speak for itself.
Remarks on Johnson's Life of Milton (1780) by John Milton, Francis Blackburne ( 1974)
The Riverside Milton The Riverside Milton by John Milton ( 1998)
Students and scholars will rejoice that the famed works of John Milton (1608-1974) now join those of Chaucer and Shakespeare in the definitive, one-volume Riverside series. Milton's early poetry is here and his important prose, but pride of place is given to his epics, PARADISE LOST and PARADISE REGAINED as well as his final masterpiece, the dramatic SAMSON AGONISTES.
Samson Agonistes by John Milton ( 1970)
Samson Agonistes, Sonnets, &c by Bob Hodge, John Milton, John Barclay Broadbent ( 1977)
Samson Agonistes, and Shorter Poems by John Milton ( 1987)
A Scriptural and Allegorical Glossary to Milton's Paradise Lost by John Milton, Christian Cann ( 1976)
Selected Longer Poems and Prose by John Milton ( 1992)
Selected Poems Selected Poems by John Milton ( 1993)
Twenty works by author of Paradise Lost. "L'Allegro," "Il Penserose," "Lycidas" "Comus, A Mask," "On His Blindness," "Samson Agonistes," 14 more.
Selected Poetry Selected Poetry by John Milton ( 1997)
Selected Prose by John Milton ( 1974)
The Shorter Poems of John Milton by John Milton ( 1970)
Sky Above, Earth Below A Complete Course on Meditating in Nature by John Milton ( 1999)
Some Newly Discovered Stanzas Written by John Milton on Engraved Scenes Illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses by John Milton ( 1973)
Some Newly Discovered Stanzas Written by John Milton on Engraved Scenes Illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses [this Milton-Ovid Script Was Written circa 1623, Discovered 1921, First Printed in Notes and Queries, 1922-3, and Is Now Revised and Reprinted in One Volume, with Many Additional Notes by John Milton, Hugh Charles Herbert Candy ( 1975)
Les Sonnets Anglais Et Italiens De Milton by John Milton ( 1974)
Sparknotes Paradise Lost Sparknotes Paradise Lost by John Milton ( 2003)
The Story of Milton's Paradise Lost Narrated for the Most Part in the Words of the Poet by John Milton, George Carter ( 1975)
The Story of Milton's Paradise Lost, Narrated for the Most Part in the Words of the Poet by John Milton, George Carter ( 1973)
The Tale of Paradise Lost The Tale of Paradise Lost Based on the Poem by John Milton by John Milton, Nancy Willard ( 2004)
A new prose adaptation of John Milton's epic poem tells the amazing story of Lucifer's rebellion, the war between Heaven and Hell, and the fall of Adam and Eve.
Tractate Of Education by John Milton ( 1973)
Works by John Milton ( 1940)
The Works of John Milton by John Milton ( 2007)
The Writer-Photographer by John Milton ( 1972)

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