Reading John Milton: An Introduction [Hardcover]

Introduction

1. Biography

2. Approaching Miltons Shorter Poems

3. Approaching Miltons Early Drama

4. Approaching Miltons Prose Works

5. Approaching Paradise Lost

6. Approaching Paradise Regained

7. Approaching Samson Agonistes

Reading John Milton is a guide to Miltons writings written for students, teachers, and readers everywhere seeking to approach this major figure in English and world literature.

David Currell is Associate Professor and Chair of English at the American University of Beirut (AUB). He has published widely on Milton and Renaissance literature and is coeditor of the collections Digital Milton and Reading Milton through Islam. He is a recipient of AUBs highest teaching award and of the Milton Society of Americas James Holly Hanford Award for distinguished essay.

Reading John Milton is a guide to Miltons writings written for students, teachers, and readers everywhere seeking to approach this major figure in English and world literature. Miltons works range from the monumental epic Paradise Lost to moving personal sonnets, from the tragic grandeur of Samson Agonistes to prose defenses of political liberty and religious tolerance. This book offers clear, fresh introductions and commentary that make an author with a reputation for difficulty relevant and accessible.

Individual texts are placed in their literary and historical contexts, and explored so as to encourage fresh, independent interpretations informed by the contemporary humanities. Carefully organized for ease of use, the book opens with reasons why Milton matters, ideas for critical appls[