The Poetical Works Of John Milton
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few poets have shaped the English literary tradition as profoundly as John Milton, and The Poetical Works of John Milton presents the full sweep of his genius in one authoritative volume. Edited after the original texts by H. C. Beeching, this new edition is further enriched with translations of the Italian, Latin, and Greek poems drawn from the celebrated Columbia University Edition, alongside a Reader's Guide by W. Skeat — making it an indispensable scholarly companion to one of the most towering figures of seventeenth-century literature. Milton's verse — from the epic grandeur of Paradise Lost to the pastoral elegance of Lycidas and the dramatic intensity of Samson Agonistes — chronicles the full range of human spiritual and moral experience, wrestling with themes of free will, obedience, temptation, and redemption. Published by Oxford University Press under the Geoffrey Cumberlege imprint for the London, New York, and Toronto markets, this edition upholds the rigorous editorial standards for which the Press is renowned. For readers seeking the definitive collection of Milton's poetry, this volume remains an enduring testament to a mind that, as Samuel Johnson observed, could cut through the ordinary and illuminate the sublime.
Author: John Milton
Format: Hardback
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Good
Few poets have shaped the English literary tradition as profoundly as John Milton, and The Poetical Works of John Milton presents the full sweep of his genius in one authoritative volume. Edited after the original texts by H. C. Beeching, this new edition is further enriched with translations of the Italian, Latin, and Greek poems drawn from the celebrated Columbia University Edition, alongside a Reader's Guide by W. Skeat — making it an indispensable scholarly companion to one of the most towering figures of seventeenth-century literature. Milton's verse — from the epic grandeur of Paradise Lost to the pastoral elegance of Lycidas and the dramatic intensity of Samson Agonistes — chronicles the full range of human spiritual and moral experience, wrestling with themes of free will, obedience, temptation, and redemption. Published by Oxford University Press under the Geoffrey Cumberlege imprint for the London, New York, and Toronto markets, this edition upholds the rigorous editorial standards for which the Press is renowned. For readers seeking the definitive collection of Milton's poetry, this volume remains an enduring testament to a mind that, as Samuel Johnson observed, could cut through the ordinary and illuminate the sublime.