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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... poetry could only be a serious influence for the worst upon any poet whatever . ” ( “ A Note on the Verse of John Milton , " republished in On Poetry and Poets , pp . 138-42 ) . Mr. Eliot's criticisms were made on various grounds , as ...
... poetry could only be a serious influence for the worst upon any poet whatever . ” ( “ A Note on the Verse of John Milton , " republished in On Poetry and Poets , pp . 138-42 ) . Mr. Eliot's criticisms were made on various grounds , as ...
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... poetry is a fugitive from wine and feasting ? Song loves Bacchus and Bacchus loves song . " Ovid , he reminds his friend , wrote his worst verse when he was living in banishment among men who had no banquets and no wine . Clas- sically ...
... poetry is a fugitive from wine and feasting ? Song loves Bacchus and Bacchus loves song . " Ovid , he reminds his friend , wrote his worst verse when he was living in banishment among men who had no banquets and no wine . Clas- sically ...
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... poetry . It is interesting to recall that T. S. Eliot , who at one period urged modern poets away from Mil- ton on the ground that his " poetic " style was a bad influence upon poetry , went through a period in which he shifted his ...
... poetry . It is interesting to recall that T. S. Eliot , who at one period urged modern poets away from Mil- ton on the ground that his " poetic " style was a bad influence upon poetry , went through a period in which he shifted his ...
Contents
The Education of a Poet | 3 |
Juvenilia | 22 |
The Minor Poems | 50 |
Copyright | |
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