Value of Milton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9781107664791
Subjects: Milton, john, 1608-1674, criticism and interpretation; English literature, history and criticism
Description: "In The Value of Milton, leading critic John Leonard explores the writings of John Milton from his early poetry to his major prose. Milton's work includes one of the most difficult and challenging texts in the English literary canon, yet he remains impressively popular with general readers. Leonard demonstrates why Milton has enduring value for our own time, both as a defender of political liberty and as a poet of sublimity and terror who also exhibits moments of genuine humanity and compassion. A poet divided against himself, Milton offers different rewards to different readers"--