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A Companion to Milton
Thomas (Ed) Corns
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Description for A Companion to Milton
Paperback. * Winner of the Milton Society of Americaa s Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002. * Invites readers to explore and enjoy Miltona s rich and fascinating work. * Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Miltona s texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar. Editor(s): Corns, Thomas N. Series: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 illustration. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 180 x 256 x 29. Weight in Grams: 988.
The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion.
- Winner of the Milton Society of America's Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002.
- Invites readers to explore and enjoy Milton's rich and fascinating work.
- Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Milton's texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar.
- Looks at literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, other relevant contemporary texts and responses to Milton over time.
- Devotes a whole chapter to each major poem, and four to Paradise Lost.
- Conveys the excitement ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Series
Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405113700
SKU
V9781405113700
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99-50
About Thomas (Ed) Corns
Thomas N. Corns is a Professor of English at the University of Wales, Bangor. His many publications include Milton's Language (Blackwell, 1990), Uncloistered Virtue: English Political Literature, 1640-1660 (1992), and Regaining Paradise Lost (1994). He is also the editor of The Royal Image: Representations of Charles I (1999).
Reviews for A Companion to Milton
“Taken together, the 29 essays collected here strike the perfect balance between an exploration of the contexts surrounding Milton’s writings and an intensive analysis of his poems and prose treatises. Uniformly well researched, felicitously written, and cogently argued, these essays are among the best in present-day Milton studies.” (Stephen Baker Hot Fiction Books, 20 September 2012) "Taken together, ... Read more