CiNii Books - Milton in context

Few early modern poets engaged more fully with their historical circumstances than John Milton. A pamphleteer, government employee, and writer of occasional verse, Milton did not retreat from public life even after his political hopes were dashed by the Restoration. This volume investigates the various ways in which Milton's works and experiences emerged from the culture and events of his time. In a series of concise, engaging essays, an international group of scholars examines both the social conditions of Milton's life and the broader intellectual currents that shaped his writings and reputation. A uniquely wide range of topics is covered: from biography to translations, from astronomy to philosophy, and from the English Church to the civil wars. Milton in Context is an accessible reference work that both students and scholars will turn to again and again to enrich their understanding of Milton's writings and his world.

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Preface
Part I. Life and Works: 1. Biography Annabel Patterson
2. Composition: process and chronology Juliet Lucy
3. Early lives Edward Jones
4. Letters, verse letters, and gift-texts Cedric C. Brown
5. Milton on himself Stephen M. Fallon
6. Poetic tradition, dramatic Ann Baynes Coiro
7. Poetic tradition, epic Anthony Welch
8. Poetic tradition, pastoral Barbara K. Lewalski
9. Prose style Walter S. H. Lim
10. Verse and rhyme John Creaser
Part II. Critical Legacy: 11. Critical responses, early John Rumrich
12. Critical responses, 1825-1970 P. J. Klemp
13. Critical responses, recent J. Martin Evans
14. Later publishing history John T. Shawcross
15. Translations Christophe Tournu
16. Visual arts Wendy Furman-Adams
Part III. Historical and Cultural Contexts: 17. Astronomy Dennis Danielson
18. The book trade Stephen B. Dobranski
19. The Caroline court Nicholas McDowell
20. Catholicism Joan S. Bennett
21. The civil wars James Loxley
22. Classical literature and learning Stella P. Revard
23. Education Gregory Chaplin
24. The English Church Neil Forsyth
25. The Interregnum David Loewenstein
26. Italy Catherine Gimelli Martin
27. Law Lynne Greenberg
28. Literary contemporaries Albert C. Labriola
29. Logic Phillip J. Donnelly
30. London Ian W. Archer
31. Manuscript transmission Randall Ingram
32. Marriage and divorce Shigeo Suzuki
33. Music Diane McColley
34. The natural world Karen L. Edwards
35. The New World Amy Boesky
36. Pamphlet wars N. H. Keeble
37. Philosophy Pitt Harding
38. Reading practices Elizabeth Sauer
39. The Restoration Joad Raymond
40. Theology William Poole
Further reading
Index.

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