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" The life of John Milton : "
Barbara Kiefer Lewalski.
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BL
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658833
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dltt
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Lewalski, Barbara Kiefer,1931-
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The life of John Milton : : a critical biography /\ Barbara Kiefer Lewalski.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford, UK ;Malden, Mass. :: Blackwell Publishers,, 2000
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| Series Statement
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Blackwell critical biographies
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xvii, 777 p. ;; 24 cm.
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0631176659 (alk. paper)
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: 9780631176657 (alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [705]-753) and index.
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| Contents
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The Childhood Shew the Man 1608-1625 -- To Cambridge...For Seven Years 1625-1632 -- Studious Retirement: Hammersmith and Horton 1632-1638 -- I Became Desirous...of Seeing Foreign Parts, Especially Italy 1638-1639 -- All Mouths Were Opened Against...the Bishop 1639-1642 -- Domestic of Personal Liberty 1642-1645 -- Service...Between Private Walls 1645-1649 -- The So-called Council of Statel...Desired to Employ My Services 1649-1652 -- Tireless...for the Sake of Liberty 1652-1654 -- I...Still Bear Up and Steer Right Onward 1654-1658 -- The Last Words of Our Expiring Libertie 1658-1660 -- In Darkness, and with Dangers Compast Round 1660-1665 -- Higher Argument: Completing and Publishing Paradise Lost 1665-1669 -- To Try and Teach the Erring Sould 1669-1674 -- Epilogue: Something...Written to Aftertimes.
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"John Milton's many and various works include magnificent poems, polemics, history, theology, and treatises on political, ecclesiastical, educational, and social issues. No writer before Milton defined himself so self-consciously as an author - both in prose and in poetry - as his God-given vocation." "In her detailed account of Milton's life and career, Barbara Lewalski provides a close analysis of his prose and poetry, focusing on the development of his ideas and his art. She shows how Milton, even as a young poet, constructed himself as a new kind of author, commanding astonishing resources of learning and artistry to develop a radical politics, reformist poetics, and an inherently revolutionary prophetic voice." "This insightful portrayal of Milton's life, thought, and writing as well as his contribution to public life, is an important, stimulating, and timely contribution to Milton scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.
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Milton, John,1608-1674.
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Poets, English-- Early modern, 1500-1700, Biography.
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PR3581.L45 2000
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