Synopses & Reviews
The Cambridge Companion to Milton provides an accessible, helpful guide for any student of Milton, whether undergraduate or graduate, introducing readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it. This second edition contains new and revised essays, reflecting increasing emphasis on Milton's politics, the social conditions and climate in which his works were published and received, the importance of his early poems and Samson Agonistes, and the changes wrought by gender studies on the criticism of previous decades. The Companion's updated bibliography of studies and resources on Milton's works and life is available online at .
Synopsis
An accessible, helpful guide for any student of Milton, whether undergraduate or graduate, introducing readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it. This second edition contains new and revised essays, reflecting new developments in Milton studies.
Synopsis
Introduces readers to the scope of Milton's work, the richness of its historical relations, and the range of current approaches to it.
Table of Contents
Preface; John Milton: significant dates; 1. Miltonâs social life Stephen B. Dobranski; 2. Miltonâs Ludlow masque Cedric Brown; 3. Lycidas J. Martin Evans; 4. Poems 1645: the future poet Colin Burrow; 5. Miltonâs politics Martin Dzelzainis; 6. Miltonâs prose Thomas N. Corns; 7. Miltonâs sonnets and his contemporaries R. F. Hall; 8. The genres of Paradise Lost Barbara Kiefer Lewalski; 9. Language and knowledge in Paradise Lost John Leonard; 10. The Fall and Miltonâs theodicy Dennis Danielson; 11. Miltonâs Satan John Carey; 12. Milton and the sexes Diane K. McColley; 13. Milton and the reforming spirit Georgia Christopher; 14. How Milton read the Bible: the case of Paradise Regained Mary Ann Radzinowicz; 15. A reading of Samson Agonistes Joan S. Bennett; 16. Miltonâs readers Nicholas von Maltzahn; 17. Miltonâs place in intellectual history William Kerrigan; 18. Miltonâs works and life: select studies and resources R. G. Siemens; Index.