The Prose Works of John Milton (2 vols.)
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Overview
Alternately a prince of poetry and a flashpoint for partisanship, John Milton has been an enduring enigma of the Western canon. T.S. Eliot claimed that “of no other poet is it so difficult to consider the poetry simply as poetry, without our theological and political dispositions . . . making unlawful entry.” The Prose Works of John Milton lays out the philosophical and historical backdrop for the author of Paradise Lost.
Edited by American anthologist Rufus Wilmot Griswold, this collection of Milton’s political and theological tracts reveals Milton’s passionate personal convictions amid constant upheaval. Included are his significant treatises on the Reformation, ecclesiology, education, government, and divorce, as well as his celebrated defense of free speech, Areopagitica and his response to the Royalist Eikon Basilike—Eikonoklastes. Also a historian, John Milton wrote a history of Britain, included here. The anthology is rounded out with Milton’s official and familiar correspondence.
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Experience Milton’s masterwork of poetry, politics, and theology: Paradise Lost.
- Illuminates the philosophical and historical context of Paradise Lost
- Presents the early liberal treatises, Areopagitica and Eikonoklastes
- Includes Milton’s histories and state correspondence
He was in his style naked and stern; and to effeminate ears perchance even harsh; but who will dare dispute his strength and grandeur?
—Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges
Milton is the central problem in any theory and history of poetic influence in English.
—Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of Humanities, Yale University
- Title: The Prose Works of John Milton
- Author: John Milton
- Publisher: Herman Hooker
- Volumes: 2
- Pages: 1,152
- Christian Group: Anglican
- Resource Type: Collected Works
- Topic: Literature and the Arts
John Milton (1608–1674) was an English poet and civil servant of the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. Best known for his blank verse epic poem, Paradise Lost, Milton is often named among the greatest English poets ever. His politics have also made him one of the most enduringly controversial figures in British history. In addition to his poetry, he wrote extensively on political theory, theology, and history.