Books by John Milton

This 1895 book presents the text of the seventh and eighth books of Milton's Paradise Lost, which contain an account of the creation of the earth after the fall of Lucifer. The poem is accompanied by a biography of Milton, a history of the poem and a discussion of the cosmology of Paradise Lost.

This 1952 fifth edition presents the text of the first and second books of Milton's Paradise Lost, in which the fallen angels plan another attack on God after their exile to Hell. Also included are a biography of Milton, a history of the poem and a discussion of the cosmology of Paradise Lost.

Originally published in 1903, this collection gathers together the poetry of John Milton in a single volume. The text is carefully edited by William Aldis Wright (1831-1914), a renowned scholar of the time and a Milton specialist, and attempts to remain as close to Milton's original vision as possible.

Originally published in 1892, this book presents the text of the fifth and sixth books of Milton's Paradise Lost, in which Raphael tells Adam and Eve of the war between God and Satan. The poem is accompanied by a biography of Milton, a history of the poem and other scholarly appendices.

Originally published in 1898, this book contains the texts of Milton's play Comus and his pastoral poem 'Lycidas', both written in the 1630s. Verity introduces the book with a biography of Milton and the history of each piece, and includes notes and a glossary at the end.

Poetry lovers, Milton fans, and scholars of either will welcome, enjoy, and learn from this work.

A scholarly edition of Poetical Works of John Milton: Paradise Lost by Helen Darbishire. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

He fixes upon God's beloved new creations, Adam and Eve, as the vehicles of his vengeance. In this dramatic and influential epic, Milton tells the story of the serpent and the apple, the fall of man and the exile from paradise in stunningly vivid and powerful verse.

John Milton was celebrated and denounced in his own time both as a poet and as a polemicist. Today he is remembered first and foremost for his poetry, but his great epic Paradise Lost was published very late in his life, in 1667, and in his own time most readers more readily recognised Milton as a writer of prose. This superbly annotated new book is an authoritative edition of Milton's major prose works, including Of Education, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and the Divorce tracts, as well as the famous 1644 polemical tract on the opposing licensing and censorship, Areopagitica.

Previously published in the Oxford Authors series, this unique one-volume selection of Milton's poetry and prose includes all the English and Italian verse and a generous selection of his major prose works. Modernized spelling, extensive notes, and a helpful introduction make the text immediately accessible to the modern reader.

This 1975 volume brings together Milton's early religious odes, pastorals, and masques.

This edition of Milton's later writings includes the text of six books of "Paradise Lost", extracts from the "History of Britain" and the full text of "Samson Agonistes", with commentary and full annotations. An introduction sets these works in historical and political context.

This volume presents a complete text of all Milton's verse. Coleridge linked Milton and Shakespeare as the greatest of English poets, and even in our time Milton continues to exert a powerful influence, both on the writing of poetry and on critical debate.

This volume contains the principal English poems of Milton's youth and early adulthood, most of the sonnets written during the Puritan Revolution, when he was chiefly engaged in arguing public questions in prose, and Samson Agonistes, published three years before his death.

This volume on the classic defense of intellectual liberty, the freedom to publish, and Milton's plan for training rulers to be fit to govern presents three autobiographical passages from other prose works. Edited by George H. Sabine, this edition also contains a list of principal dates in the life of Milton and a bibliography.

A scholarly edition of Poetical Works of John Milton: Paradise Lost by Helen Darbishire. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

John Milton was a master of almost every type of verse, from the classical to the religious and from the lyrical to the epic. His early poems include the devotional 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity', 'Comus', a masque, and the pastoral elegy 'Lycidas'. After Cromwell's death and the dashing of Milton's political hopes, he began composing Paradise Lost, which reflects his profound understanding of politics and power. Written when Milton was at the height of his abilities, this great masterpiece fuses the Christian with the classical in its description of the fall of Man. In Samson Agonistes, Milton's last work, the poet draws a parallel with his own life in the hero's struggle to renew his faith in God.

John Milton (1608-74) was celebrated in his time as a public servant of the Cromwellian regime and as the author of brilliant polemical pamphlets about education religion and freedom of speech, but his posthumous reputation rests principally on his work as a poet, noteably in PARADISE LOST.

A collection of literature anthologies and reference books for Key Stage 3 onwards.