The Major Works

by Milton, John; Orgel, Stephen; Goldberg, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9780199539185
• ISBN10: 0199539189
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This authoritative edition was originally published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Milton's poetry and prose - all the English verse together with a generous selection from the major prosewritings - to give the essence of his work and thinking.Milton's influence on English poetry and criticism has been incalculable, and this edition covers the full range of his poetic and political output. It includes Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes as well as major prose works such as Areopagitica and The Tenure of Kings andMagistrates. As well as all the English and Italian verse, the volume includes most of the Latin and Greek verse in parallel translation. Spelling has been modernized, and the poems are arranged in order of publication, essential to an understanding of the progress of Milton's career in relationto the political and religious upheavals of his time. The extensive notes cover syntax, vocabulary, historical context, and biblical and classical allusions. The introduction traces both Milton's changing conception of his own vocation, and the critical reception his work has received over the pastfour centuries.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Chronology

Note on the Text

Letter to a Friend (?1633)

Poems 1645

English Poems Added in 1673

Uncollected English Poems

Latin Poems

Greek Poem Added in 1673

Uncollected Latin Poem

Prose Work

Major Poems

Familiar Letters 1674

Notes

Further Reading

Index of Titles and First Lines

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