A Reader's Guide to John MiltonMarjorie Nicolson—one of the foremost authorities on Milton—examines Milton's work, beginning with the famous Minor Poems, "L'Allegro," "II Penseroso," "Comus" (and "Arcades"), and "Lycides." She explores Milton's middle years, when he was diverted from poetry to become Latin Secretary under Oliver Cromwell. Finally, she looks at the great poems, including a book-by-book analysis of Paradise Lost and a careful reading of Milton's poetic "closet drama," Samson Agonistes. |
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... Ludlow Castle . The occasion is clear enough . John Egerton , first Earl of Bridgewater , of whom we have heard in Arcades , had been appointed Lord President of Wales in 1631 but did not take up residence at Ludlow Castle until 1634 ...
... Ludlow Castle . The occasion is clear enough . John Egerton , first Earl of Bridgewater , of whom we have heard in Arcades , had been appointed Lord President of Wales in 1631 but did not take up residence at Ludlow Castle until 1634 ...
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... Ludlow Castle that night , brought in by Lawes for his own assistance , for Lawes must have looked forward to a nervous eve- ning keeping his young charges to their lines , their songs and dances . Since Lawes was stage - manager as ...
... Ludlow Castle that night , brought in by Lawes for his own assistance , for Lawes must have looked forward to a nervous eve- ning keeping his young charges to their lines , their songs and dances . Since Lawes was stage - manager as ...
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... Ludlow Castle . The stage directions , " Sabrina rises " and " Sabrina descends , " sug- gest a deep well beneath the room of state , from which the chariot would be hoisted by machinery and into which it would be low- ered . The masque ...
... Ludlow Castle . The stage directions , " Sabrina rises " and " Sabrina descends , " sug- gest a deep well beneath the room of state , from which the chariot would be hoisted by machinery and into which it would be low- ered . The masque ...
Contents
The Education of a Poet | 3 |
Juvenilia | 22 |
The Minor Poems | 50 |
Copyright | |
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