Areopagitica and Other Writings

John Milton, William Poole, William Poole

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Penguin
02 January 2015

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Prose: non-fiction

A major new edition of Milton's selected works of prose, including his political and doctrinal writings as well as the famous Areopagitica

John Milton was celebrated and denounced in his own time both as a poet and as a polemicist. Today he is remembered first and foremost for his poetry, but his great epic Paradise Lost was published very late in his life, in 1667, and in his own time most readers more readily recognised Milton as a writer of prose. This superbly annotated new book is an authoritative edition of Milton's major prose works, including Of Education, The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates and the Divorce tracts, as well as the famous 1644 polemical tract on the opposing licensing and censorship, Areopagitica.

By: John Milton
Edited by: William Poole, William Poole
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 281g
ISBN: 9780140439069
ISBN 10: 0140439064
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 January 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

John Milton (1608-74) spent his early years in scholarly pursuit. In 1649 he took up the cause for the new Commonwealth, defending the English revolution both in English and Latin - and sacrificing his eyesight in the process. He risked his life by publishing The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth on the Eve of the Restoration (1660). His great poems were published after this political defeat. Dr William Poole is a tutorial fellow at New College, Oxford. He has published widely in the areas of early-modern literary, intellectual and scientific history.

Reviews for Areopagitica and Other Writings

An engaging, accessible, and reliable introduction to Milton s prose . . . Sprightly, purposeful, and crisp [with a] deft and lucid introduction . . . The editorial apparatus is economical but pertinent.. . . [The] notes are always relevant and reliable. <b><i>Milton Quarterly</i></b>