The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion.
* Winner of the Milton Society of America’s Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002.
* Invites readers to explore and enjoy Milton’s rich and fascinating work.
* Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Milton’s texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar.
* Looks at literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, other relevant contemporary texts and responses to Milton over time.
* Devotes a whole chapter to each major poem, and four to Paradise Lost.
* Conveys the excitement of recent developments in the field.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Preface.
Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and a Note on Editions Used.
The Contributors.
Part I: The Cultural Context:.
1. Genre: Barbara K. Lewalski (Harvard University).
2. The Classical Literary Tradition: John K. Hale (University of
Otago).
3. Milton on the Bible: Regina M. Schwartz (Northwestern
University.
4. Literary Baroque and Literary Neoclassicism: Graham Parry
(University of York).
5. Milton and English Poetry: Achsah Guibbory (University of
Illinois).
6. Milton’s English: Thomas N.Corns (University of Wales,
Bangor).
Part II: Politics and Religion:.
7. The Legacy of the Late Jacobean Period: Cedric C. Brown
(University of Reading).
8. Milton and Puritanism: N. H. Keeble (Stirling
University).
9. Radical Heterodoxy and Heresy: John Rumrich (University of
Texas).
10. Milton and Ecology: Diane Kelsey Mc Colley (Rutgers
University ).
11. The English and Other People: Andrew Hadfield (University of
Wales, Aberystwyth).
12. The Literature of Controversy: Joad Raymond (University of
Aberdeen).
Part III: Texts:.
The Early Poetry.
13. ‚On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity‘,
‚Upon the Circumcision‘ and ‚The Passion‘:
Thomas N. Corns (University of Wales, Bangor).
14. John Milton’s Comus Leah: S. Marcus (Vanderbilt
University).
15. ‚Lycidas‘: Stella P. Revard (Southern Illinois
University).
16. Early Political Prose: Elizabeth Skerpan Wheeler (Southwest
Texas University).
17. Milton, Marriage and Divorce: Annabel Patterson (Yale
University).
18. Republicanism: Martin Dzelzainis (Royal Holloway &
Bedford New College, University of London).
19. Late Political Prose: Laura Lunger Knoppers (Pennsylvania
State University).
The Late Poetry.
20. Paradise Lost in Intellectual History: Stephen M.
Fallon (University of Notre Dame).
21. The Radical Religious Politics of Paradise Lost:
David Loewenstein (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
22. Obedience and Autonomy in Paradise Lost:: Michael
Schoenfeldt (University of Michigan).
23. Paradise Lost and the Multiplicity of Time: Amy
Boesky.
24. Self-Contradicting Puns in Paradise Lost: John
Leonard (University of Western Ontario).
25. Samson Agonistes: Sharon Achinstein (University of
Maryland).
26. Pardise Regained: Margaret Kean.
Part IV: Influences and Reputation:.
27. Reading Milton, 1674-1800: Kay Gillard Stevenson
(University of Essex).
28. Milton: The Romantics and After: Peter J. Kitson (University
of Wales, Bangor).
Part V: Biography:.
29. The Life Records: Gordon Campbell (University of
Leicester).
Consolidated Biography.
General Index.
Über den Autor
Thomas N. Corns is a Professor of English at the University of Wales, Bangor. His many publications include Milton’s Language (Blackwell, 1990), Uncloistered Virtue: English Political Literature, 1640-1660 (1992), and Regaining Paradise Lost (1994). He is also the editor of The Royal Image: Representations of Charles I (1999).
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