The Life of John Milton: A Critical Biography. (Von) Barbara B. Lewalski. Blackwell Critical Biographies.

Ein sehr gutes und sauberes Exemplar ohne Anstreichungen / A very good and clean copy without markings. - Englisch. - John Milton (* 9. Dezember 1608 in London; � 8. November 1674 in Bunhill bei London) war ein englischer Dichter, politischer Denker und Staatsbediensteter unter Oliver Cromwell. Milton besch�igte sich in seinen Gedichten und Prosawerken mit pers�nlicher Schuld, dr�ckte sein Streben nach Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung aus und behandelte die dringenden Angelegenheiten und politischen Unruhen seiner Zeit. Er schrieb in englischer, lateinischer und italienischer Sprache und wurde schon zu Lebzeiten weltber�hmt und einflussreich, aber vor allem wegen seines entschiedenen Eintretens f�r ein republikanisches Regierungssystem auch umstritten. Seine unter Vorzensur entstandene Areopagitica geh�rt zu den bedeutendsten Werken f�r Rede- und Pressefreiheit der Geschichte. Sein bekanntestes Werk ist das epische Gedicht Paradise Lost (Das verlorene Paradies). Bis heute ist sein Einfluss in der angels�sischen Literatur und Kultur sichtbar. . (wiki) // 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. / Contents List of Plates Preface Acknowledgments List of Abbreviations 1 �The Childhood Shews the Man� 1608�1625 2 �To Cambridge For Seven Years� 1625-1632 3 �Studious Retirement:� Hammersmith and Horton 1632�1638 4 �I Became Desirous of Seeing Foreign Parts, Especially Italy� 1638-1639 5 �All Mouths Were Opened Against the Bishops� 1639�1642 6 �Domestic or Personal Liberty� 1642-1645 7 �Service Between Private Walls� 1645�1649 8 �The So-called Council of State Desired to Employ My Services� 1649�1652 9 �Tireless for the Sake of Liberty� 1652�1654 10 �I Still Bear Up and Steer Right Onward� 1654-1658 11 �The Last Words of Our Expiring Libertie� 1658-1660 12 �In Darknes, and with Dangers Compast Round� 1660�1665 13 �Higher Argument:� Completing and Publishing Paradise Lost 1665�1669 14 �To Try, and Teach the Erring Soul� 1669-1674 Epilogue: �Something Written to Aftertimes� Notes Select Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780631176657