A Companion to Milton (eBook)

Thomas N. Corns (Herausgeber)

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2008
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-99862-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion.

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• Winner of the Milton Society of America's Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002.
  
• Invites readers to explore and enjoy Milton's rich and fascinating work.
  
• Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Milton's texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar.
  
• Looks at literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, other relevant contemporary texts and responses to Milton over time.
  
• Devotes a whole chapter to each major poem, and four to Paradise Lost.
  
• Conveys the excitement of recent developments in the field.

Thomas N. Corns is a Professor of English at the University of Wales, Bangor. His many publications include Milton's Language (Blackwell, 1990), Uncloistered Virtue: English Political Literature, 1640-1660 (1992), and Regaining Paradise Lost (1994). He is also the editor of The Royal Image: Representations of Charles I (1999).

Inhalt

Preface.

Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and a Note on Editions Used.

The Contributors.

Part I: The Cultural Context:.

1. Genre: Barbara K. Lewalski (Harvard University).

2. The Classical Literary Tradition: John K. Hale (University of
Otago).

3. Milton on the Bible: Regina M. Schwartz (Northwestern
University.

4. Literary Baroque and Literary Neoclassicism: Graham Parry
(University of York).

5. Milton and English Poetry: Achsah Guibbory (University of
Illinois).

6. Milton's English: Thomas N.Corns (University of Wales,
Bangor).

Part II: Politics and Religion:.

7. The Legacy of the Late Jacobean Period: Cedric C. Brown
(University of Reading).

8. Milton and Puritanism: N. H. Keeble (Stirling
University).

9. Radical Heterodoxy and Heresy: John Rumrich (University of
Texas).

10. Milton and Ecology: Diane Kelsey McColley (Rutgers
University ).

11. The English and Other People: Andrew Hadfield (University of
Wales, Aberystwyth).

12. The Literature of Controversy: Joad Raymond (University of
Aberdeen).

Part III: Texts:.

The Early Poetry.

13. 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity',
'Upon the Circumcision' and 'The Passion':
Thomas N. Corns (University of Wales, Bangor).

14. John Milton's Comus Leah: S. Marcus (Vanderbilt
University).

15. 'Lycidas': Stella P. Revard (Southern Illinois
University).

16. Early Political Prose: Elizabeth Skerpan Wheeler (Southwest
Texas University).

17. Milton, Marriage and Divorce: Annabel Patterson (Yale
University).

18. Republicanism: Martin Dzelzainis (Royal Holloway &
Bedford New College, University of London).

19. Late Political Prose: Laura Lunger Knoppers (Pennsylvania
State University).

The Late Poetry.

20. Paradise Lost in Intellectual History: Stephen M.
Fallon (University of Notre Dame).

21. The Radical Religious Politics of Paradise Lost:
David Loewenstein (University of Wisconsin-Madison).

22. Obedience and Autonomy in Paradise Lost:: Michael
Schoenfeldt (University of Michigan).

23. Paradise Lost and the Multiplicity of Time: Amy
Boesky.

24. Self-Contradicting Puns in Paradise Lost: John
Leonard (University of Western Ontario).

25. Samson Agonistes: Sharon Achinstein (University of
Maryland).

26. Pardise Regained: Margaret Kean.

Part IV: Influences and Reputation:.

27. Reading Milton, 1674-1800: Kay Gillard Stevenson
(University of Essex).

28. Milton: The Romantics and After: Peter J. Kitson (University
of Wales, Bangor).

Part V: Biography:.

29. The Life Records: Gordon Campbell (University of
Leicester).

Consolidated Biography.

General Index.

Rezensionen

"Taken together, the 29 essays collected here strike the
perfect balance between an exploration of the contexts surrounding
Milton's writings and an intensive analysis of his poems and
prose treatises. Uniformly well researched, felicitously written,
and cogently argued, these essays are among the best in present-day
Milton studies." (Stephen Baker Hot Fiction
Books, 20 September 2012)

"Taken together, the 29 essays collected here strike the perfect
balance between an exploration of the contexts surrounding Milton's
writings and an intensive analysis of his poems and prose
treatises. Uniformly well researched, felicitously written, and
cogently argued, these essays are among the best in present-day
Milton studies. They review previous scholarship while pursuing
innovative and exciting lines of inquiry that will surely influence
commentary on Milton in the foreseeable future."
(Choice)

"The present state of Milton studies is admirably represented,
while a careful distribution of topics has ensured satisfactory
coverage of the field. A splendid exhibition of Milton scholarship
as it currently flourishes." (Times Literary Supplement)

"students [...] will be admirably served by this comprehensive
and readable smorgasbord of current Milton studies."
(Renaissance Quarterly)

"This companion is enlightening and stimulating and will be a
helpful addition to libraries, especially those associated with
literary and cultural studies." (Reference Reviews)

"Taken together, the 29 essays collected here strike the perfect
balance between an exploration of the contexts surrounding Milton's
writings and an intensive analysis of his poems and prose
treatises. Uniformly well researched, felicitously written, and
cogently argued, these essays are among the best in present-day
Milton studies. They review previous scholarship while pursuing
innovative and exciting lines of inquiry that will surely influence
commentary on Milton in the foreseeable future."
(Choice)

"The present state of Milton studies is admirably represented,
while a careful distribution of topics has ensured satisfactory
coverage of the field. A splendid exhibition of Milton scholarship
as it currently flourishes." (Times Literary
Supplement)

"students [...] will be admirably served by this comprehensive
and readable smorgasbord of current Milton studies."
(Renaissance Quarterly)

"This companion is enlightening and stimulating and will be a
helpful addition to libraries, especially those associated with
literary and cultural studies." (Reference Reviews)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2008
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
• Reihe/Serie: Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 17th Century English Literature • Companion • comprised • Contemporary • contexts • Contributions • controversial • Cultural • Englische Literatur / 17. Jhd. • false • ideologies • leading scholar • Literary • Literary Criticism & History • Literature • Literaturkritik u. -geschichte • Literaturwissenschaft • miltons • Milton studies • Politics • powerful readings • Production • sections • Split • stimulating • Volume • World
• ISBN-10: 0-470-99862-8 / 0470998628
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-99862-5 / 9780470998625