The Life of John MiltonThe author in this new biography of Milton sees the man whole, and in doing so enhances our understanding not only of his character but also of his poetry. |
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... written - ' L'Allegro ' , ' Il Penseroso ' , A Masque , ' At a Solemn Music ' , ' On the Morning of Christ's Nativity ' . To have written such things must have been akin to having received a divine visitation . Milton had read the whole ...
... written - ' L'Allegro ' , ' Il Penseroso ' , A Masque , ' At a Solemn Music ' , ' On the Morning of Christ's Nativity ' . To have written such things must have been akin to having received a divine visitation . Milton had read the whole ...
Page 99
... writing itself is the fact that Milton uses the controversial writing as a vehicle for self - revelation , self ... written to a friend ' . He never pretended to a dispassionate view . Even in his most public utterances , he is ...
... writing itself is the fact that Milton uses the controversial writing as a vehicle for self - revelation , self ... written to a friend ' . He never pretended to a dispassionate view . Even in his most public utterances , he is ...
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... written most scathingly of the royal martyr , he had debunked the Eikon Basilike , he had defended the idea of regicide and he had been a loyal servant of Oliver Cromwell . Only the most monstrous contortion could have made Milton ...
... written most scathingly of the royal martyr , he had debunked the Eikon Basilike , he had defended the idea of regicide and he had been a loyal servant of Oliver Cromwell . Only the most monstrous contortion could have made Milton ...
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