Selected Poems: Milton

Author: John Milton; John Leonard (Introduction by); Christopher Ricks (Editor)

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  • : $22.95 AUD
  • : 9780140424416
  • : Penguin Books, Limited
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  • : 0.276
  • : December 2007
  • : 173mm X 157mm X 25mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : July 2007
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  • : John Milton; John Leonard (Introduction by); Christopher Ricks (Editor)
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Barcode 9780140424416
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Description

An authoritative new edition of Milton's essential verse


 


John Milton, who abandoned early plans of becoming a clergyman to become a poet, was a master of almost every type of verse-from the classical to the religious, from the lyric to the epic. His writing reflected his radical views and his profound understanding of politics and power. This collection includes such early works as the devotional "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," "Comus," and the pastoral elegy "Lycidas."


 


For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author description

John Milton was born in London in 1608 and studied at the University of Cambridge. He originally planned to become a clergyman, but abandoned those ambitions to become a poet. Political in his writings, he served a government post during the time of the Commonwealth. By 1660, he was completely blind but continued to write, finishing Paradise Lost in 1667 and Paradise Regained in 1671. He died in 1674.