John Milton, a literary life
By: Cedric C. Brown.
Series: Literary lives; Literary lives (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Milton, John, 1608-1674.; Poets, English -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- Biography.
Description: For the first time in an approachable, affordable volume this study treats the whole literary career of England's most distinguished protestant-republican poet and writer, considering the miscellaneous output in the light of contexts and political functions. It highlights self-presentational and persuasive characteristics, pays attention to the sense of vocation and also describes Milton's distinctive achievement in social genres.

Milton's competitive humanist training is seen to accommodate uneasily the specific demands of some public works. The book features unfamiliar texts, whilst canonical texts such as Paradise Lost are set in the story of this long endeavours during a turbulent period in English history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-209) and index.