{"product_id":"2026100012659-secondhand-the-complete-poetry-selected-prose-of-john-milton","title":"The Complete Poetry \u0026 Selected Prose Of John Milton","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Yellowed\u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew voices in the English literary canon resonate with the grandeur and moral gravity of John Milton's — a poet who dared to justify the ways of God to men and succeeded in reshaping the very landscape of Western literature. This definitive collection gathers the entirety of Milton's poetic output alongside a curated selection of his most significant prose writings, presenting readers with an unparalleled sweep of one of the seventeenth century's most towering intellects. From the pastoral elegy of Lycidas and the exquisite paired poems L'Allegro and Il Penseroso, to the vast, thunderous architecture of Paradise Lost and the austere dramatic power of Samson Agonistes, this volume chronicles the full arc of a literary genius across his most celebrated works. The prose selections further illuminate Milton the polemicist and political thinker, whose Areopagitica stands as one of history's most passionate defences of freedom of expression.\n\nWith a distinguished introduction by Cleanth Brooks — one of the founding fathers of New Criticism — this edition situates Milton's achievement within its rich theological, political, and aesthetic contexts, offering both the seasoned scholar and the curious newcomer a vital interpretive framework. Milton's verse is simultaneously architecturally vast and intimately human, his blank verse operating at a pitch of sustained sublimity that has never been equalled in the English language. Brooks's critical lens sharpens the reader's awareness of the intricate tensions — between free will and divine foreknowledge, political liberty and spiritual obedience — that animate every page. For anyone seeking to understand the full measure of Milton's genius, this volume is not merely recommended; it is indispensable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50948326424795,"sku":"2026100012659-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/62a87e15-ed71-4da6-8fb8-68de60f7294d.png?v=1793104748","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100012659-secondhand-the-complete-poetry-selected-prose-of-john-milton","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}