Description: Yesterday's Muse, Inc. presents ... The Poetical Works of John Milton. from the Text of Doctor Newton. with the Life of the Author. Author:Milton, John Publisher:Printed for Richard Scott by D. & G. Bruce Release Date:1809 Seller Category:-- Qty Available:1 Condition:Used: Acceptable Sku: 2345252 Notes: INCOMPLETE - one leaf in Paradise Regain'd partially torn away. Boards rubbed, endpaper edges toned, front paste-down endpaper lifting from board, front free endpaper removed. 1809 Full-Leather. 5 11/16 x 3 1/2. Original full leather, black morocco spine label, gilt titles. Includes: Paradise Lost; Paradise Regain'd; L'Allegro; Il Penseroso; Lycidas; Upon the Circumcision; On Time. "John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of free speech and freedom of the press. His desire for freedom extended into his style: he introduced new words (coined from Latin) to the English language, and was the first modern writer to employ non-rhymed verse outside of the theatre or translations. William Hayley's 1796 biography called him the "greatest English author", and he remains generally regarded "as one of the preeminent writers in the English language", though critical reception has oscillated in the centuries since his death (often on account of his republicanism). Samuel Johnson praised Paradise Lost as "a poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind", though he (a Tory and recipient of royal patronage) described Milton's politics as those of an "acrimonious and surly republican". Poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy revered him. Don't forget to check out other great deals in our eBay Store!!
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Publisher: Printed for Richard Scott by D. & G. Bruce
Author: Milton, John
Language: English
Book Title: The Poetical Works of John Milton. from the Text of Doctor Newton
Format: Full-Leather
