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John Milton: The Self and the World (Studies in the English Renaissance)
John T. Shawcross
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Description for John Milton: The Self and the World (Studies in the English Renaissance)
Paperback. A biographical account of John Milton. It features readings, chronologies, and attention to symbol from etymology to archetype. The work seeks to take the reader into the most interior stirrings of a 17th-century mind. Series: Studies in the English Renaissance. Num Pages: 368 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 2AB; 3JD; BG; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 621.
The facts of John Milton's life are well documented, but what of the person Milton -- the man whose poetic and prose works have been deeply influential and are still the subject of opposing readings? John Shawcross's "different" biography depicts the man against a psychological backdrop that brings into relief who he was -- in his works and from his works.
While the theories of Freud, Lacan, Kohut, and others underlie this pursuit of Milton's "self," Jung and some of his followers provide the basic understanding by which Shawcross places Milton in the panorama of history. His explorations of ... Read more
The facts of John Milton's life are well documented, but what of the person Milton -- the man whose poetic and prose works have been deeply influential and are still the subject of opposing readings? John Shawcross's "different" biography depicts the man against a psychological backdrop that brings into relief who he was -- in his works and from his works.
While the theories of Freud, Lacan, Kohut, and others underlie this pursuit of Milton's "self," Jung and some of his followers provide the basic understanding by which Shawcross places Milton in the panorama of history. His explorations of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
Condition
New
Series
Studies in the English Renaissance
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Lexington, United States
ISBN
9780813190211
SKU
V9780813190211
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About John T. Shawcross
John T. Shawcross is professor emeritus of English at the University of Kentucky and the author and editor of many books, including The Complete Poetry of John Milton.
Reviews for John Milton: The Self and the World (Studies in the English Renaissance)
Offers a wealth of insights.....All students of Milton will find the study thought-provoking. - Library Journal; ""A valuable addition...reveals much about its subject. especially as a young man. More than any study to date, it takes us into the most interior stirrings of a seventeenth-century mind."" - Albion; ""An engaging and necessary read for anyone interested in Milton's great poems."" ... Read more