Overview
... Paradise Found” (Paradise Regain'd) According to Milton's young tutorial student and amanuensis, the Quaker Thomas Ellwood, it was a question put to Milton that provoked or inspired him to write the four-book epic on the subject of Paradise ...Synopsis
In this compelling first volume in the Blackwell Introductions to Literature series, Roy Flannagan, editor of The Milton Quarterly, provides a readable and uncluttered critical account of a complicated and sophisticated author, and his poetry and prose. Puts John Milton under the microscope, using the still-evolving critical perspectives of the last fifty years. Looks at Milton’s life, and the cultural background to his work, as well as examining his writing. Considers how and why Milton’s work has endured the centuries to educate, entertain and intrigue so many generations of readers. Ideal for the reader falling in love with Milton’s poetry and prose, who longs to know more about what people think about the poetry, the man or the historical context.Book Details
Published
April 15, 2008
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pages
144
ISBN
9780470692875