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John Milton (Oxford Authors)
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John Milton (Oxford Authors) Description
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.4
EAN: 9780192813794
ISBN: 019281379X
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 1006
Publication Date: 1991-05-30
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Dewey Decimal Number: 821.4
EAN: 9780192813794
ISBN: 019281379X
Label: Oxford University Press, USA
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 1006
Publication Date: 1991-05-30
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Studio: Oxford University Press, USA
Editorial Review of John Milton (Oxford Authors)
This edition contains all of Milton's English and Italian poetry in chronological order, including Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, and most of his Latin and Greek verse. In addition, the text offers a generous sampling of the prose, including the complete text of Areopagitica, Of Education, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce, The Ready and Easy Way, and selections from the Second Defense of the English People, An Apology for Smectymnuus, and Christian Doctrine. Freshly edited, the book has been modernized and annotated to clarify difficulties in syntax and vocabulary and identify historical, classical, and biblical allusions, while the Introduction traces both Milton's changing conception of his vocation and the critical fortunes of his work over the past three centuries.
Customer Reviews of John Milton (Oxford Authors)
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Review Summary: Beware of other reviews and summaries
Review: Contrary to what other reviews and summaries might claim, this edition contains neither the complete work nor passages from "Paradise Regained" (aka "Paradise Found").
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Review Summary: Milton's English, Italian, Latin, and Greek Poetry
Review: This is an authoritative edition for anyone interested in John Milton. It includes poetry, prose, and commentary.
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Review Summary: Unimpressive
Review: Milton deserves better than this. Orgel and Goldberg boast that they have produced a radical Milton, but all they really offer is rehashed Alastair Fowler, without Fowler's erudition or eloquence. Many of the notes are just plain ignorant. There are better editions out there.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Good edition, bad binding
Review: This is an excellent edition of John Milton's works; it includes all the major works (Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes) and several of his sonnets, other poems, and prose tracts. The notes are thourough, although they are arranged at the back rather than footnoted. This cleans up the body of the text, but also requires constant flipping of pages. And the pages do not hold together well. After a few weeks of use, mine were beginning to fall out! It is a good, affordable volume; but if you are planning a serious study, expect it to fall apart sooner or later.
Review Summary: Beware of other reviews and summaries
Review: Contrary to what other reviews and summaries might claim, this edition contains neither the complete work nor passages from "Paradise Regained" (aka "Paradise Found").
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Milton's English, Italian, Latin, and Greek Poetry
Review: This is an authoritative edition for anyone interested in John Milton. It includes poetry, prose, and commentary.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Unimpressive
Review: Milton deserves better than this. Orgel and Goldberg boast that they have produced a radical Milton, but all they really offer is rehashed Alastair Fowler, without Fowler's erudition or eloquence. Many of the notes are just plain ignorant. There are better editions out there.
Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Good edition, bad binding
Review: This is an excellent edition of John Milton's works; it includes all the major works (Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes) and several of his sonnets, other poems, and prose tracts. The notes are thourough, although they are arranged at the back rather than footnoted. This cleans up the body of the text, but also requires constant flipping of pages. And the pages do not hold together well. After a few weeks of use, mine were beginning to fall out! It is a good, affordable volume; but if you are planning a serious study, expect it to fall apart sooner or later.