1st Edition

Reading John Milton An Introduction

By David Currell Copyright 2024
242 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

242 Pages 13 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Reading John Milton is a guide to Milton’s writings written for students, teachers, and readers everywhere seeking to approach this major figure in English and world literature. Milton’s works range from the monumental epic Paradise Lost to moving personal sonnets, from the tragic grandeur of Samson Agonistes to prose defenses of political liberty and religious tolerance. This book offers... Read more

Introduction

1. Biography

2. Approaching Milton’s Shorter Poems

3. Approaching Milton’s Early Drama

4. Approaching Milton’s Prose Works

5. Approaching Paradise Lost

6. Approaching Paradise Regained

7. Approaching Samson Agonistes

Biography

David Currell is Associate Professor and Chair of English at the American University of Beirut (AUB). He has published widely on Milton and Renaissance literature and is coeditor of the collections Digital Milton and Reading Milton through Islam. He is a recipient of AUB’s highest teaching award and of the Milton Society of America’s James Holly Hanford Award for distinguished essay.