Description
John Milton has usually been regarded as 'the other great poet' in English literature, after Shakespeare. He is the only one of the world's great poets also to have been actively engaged in politics. A radical Protestant and staunch republican, he served as Latin secretary to Oliver Cromwell during the Commonwealth. After the restoration of Charles II, his life was probably saved by his fame as a poet. Apart from the great poems like Paradise Lost and Samson Agonistes, Milton also wrote eloquent treatises on topics including divorce, freedom of the press, kingship and education. This lively new biography by a renowned Milton scholar explores the psychological complexities of a man who must be counted one of the most significant and fascinating writers and thinkers of all time.
Author: Neil Forsyth
Publisher: Lion Books
Published: 09/19/2008
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780745953106
ISBN10: 0745953107
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers
Author: Neil Forsyth
Publisher: Lion Books
Published: 09/19/2008
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780745953106
ISBN10: 0745953107
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Artists, Architects, Photographers
About the Author
Neil Forsyth is the author of The Satanic Epic, winner of the 2004 James Holly Hanford prize from the Milton Society of America, and the coeditor of Milton, Rights and Liberties.
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