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John Milton

A Literary Life

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  • © 1995

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Authors:
  1. Cedric C. Brown

    1. University of Reading, UK

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Part of the book series: Literary Lives (LL)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
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  2. Education: the ‘Vacation Exercise’ and Early Latin Poetry

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 1-18

  3. Cultivating the Self: the ‘Nativity Ode’, Petrarchism, and the Social Poet

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 19-34

  4. Occasions, Impulses, and the Sense of Vocation: from ‘Arcades’ to ‘Lycidas’

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 35-58

  5. Italy, Politics, and the Voice of Authority

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 59-85

  6. Cultural Renewal in a Time of Free Speaking

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 86-117

  7. Servant and Defender of the Commonwealth

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 118-133

  8. Prophet to the Commonwealth

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 134-154

  9. Paradise Lost: Spiritual Strengthening for Adverse Times

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 155-181

  10. Last Days: Patience and Monuments

    • Cedric C. Brown
    Pages 182-207

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 208-212
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About this book

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 accomodate uneasily to the specific demands of some public works. The book features unfamiliar texts, whilst canonical texts are set in the story of his long endeavours during a turbulent period in English history.

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  • University of Reading, UK

    Cedric C. Brown

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