A Reader's Guide to John MiltonMarjorie Nicolson—one of the foremost authorities on Milton—examines Milton's work, beginning with the famous Minor Poems, "L'Allegro," "II Penseroso," "Comus" (and "Arcades"), and "Lycides." She explores Milton's middle years, when he was diverted from poetry to become Latin Secretary under Oliver Cromwell. Finally, she looks at the great poems, including a book-by-book analysis of Paradise Lost and a careful reading of Milton's poetic "closet drama," Samson Agonistes. |
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Marjorie Hope Nicolson. BOOK II 203 BOOK III 220 BOOK IV 235 BOOK V 245 BOOK VI 255 BOOK VII 261 BOOK VIII 271 BOOK IX 280 BOOK X 291 BOOK XI 306 BOOK XII 311 Paradise Regained 323 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 323 BOOK I 333 BOOK II 334 BOOK III ...
Marjorie Hope Nicolson. BOOK II 203 BOOK III 220 BOOK IV 235 BOOK V 245 BOOK VI 255 BOOK VII 261 BOOK VIII 271 BOOK IX 280 BOOK X 291 BOOK XI 306 BOOK XII 311 Paradise Regained 323 GENERAL INTRODUCTION 323 BOOK I 333 BOOK II 334 BOOK III ...
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... Book I , we have found the Prologue to Light at the beginning of Book III , when Milton turned from Hell to Heaven , and the Satanic Prologue to Light in reverse in Book IV , in which we were led to Earth . There we have remained ...
... Book I , we have found the Prologue to Light at the beginning of Book III , when Milton turned from Hell to Heaven , and the Satanic Prologue to Light in reverse in Book IV , in which we were led to Earth . There we have remained ...
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... Book XI the final interpretation of Book XII . BOOK XII The time - scope of the last book is the same as that of Book XI : two thousand years , from the Flood to the birth of Christ . With the Angel we pause , as the book begins ...
... Book XI the final interpretation of Book XII . BOOK XII The time - scope of the last book is the same as that of Book XI : two thousand years , from the Flood to the birth of Christ . With the Angel we pause , as the book begins ...
Contents
The Education of a Poet | 3 |
Juvenilia | 22 |
The Minor Poems | 50 |
Copyright | |
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