| Edition |
Revised edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 777 pages, 15 pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Blackwell critical biographies ; 11 |
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Blackwell critical biographies ; 11.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 548-753) and index. |
| Summary |
A critically acclaimed account of Milton's life and work from an eminent Harvard scholar, this book focuses on the development of Milton's ideas and his art, revealing how he was the first writer to self-consciously construct himself as an 'author'. |
| Contents |
"The childhood shews the man" 1608-1625 -- "To Cambridge ... for seven years" 1625-1632 -- "Studious retirement" : Hammersmith and Horton 1632-1638 -- "I became desirous ... of seeing foreign parts, especially Italy" 1638-1639 -- "All mouths were opened against ... the bishops" 1639-1642 -- "Domestic or personal liberty" 1642-1645 -- "Service ... between private walls" 1645-1649 -- "The so-called Council of State ... desired to employ my services" 1649-1652 -- "Tireless ... for the sake of liberty" 1652-1654 -- "I ... still bear up and steer right onward" 1654-1658 -- "The last words of our expiring libertie" 1658-1660 -- "In darknes, and with dangers compast round" 1660-1665 -- "Higher argument" : completing and publishing Paradise lost 1665-1669 -- "To try, and teach the erring soul" 1669-1674 -- Epilogue : "Something ... written to aftertimes." |
| Subject |
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
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Poets, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography.
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Milton, John, 1608-1674. (OCoLC)fst00029106
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Poets, English -- Early modern -- Biography.
(OCoLC)fst01711489
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| ISBN |
1405106255 (pbk.) |
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9781405106252 (pbk.) |
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0631176659 |
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9780631176657 |
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