{"product_id":"paradise-regained-samson-agonistes-and-the-complete-shorter-poems-paperback","title":"Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Milton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Rumrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Derived from the Modern Library's esteemed \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, \u003c\/i\u003e this new volume, extensively revised and updated by its editors, contains Milton's two late masterpieces, the brief epic \u003ci\u003eParadise Regained\u003c\/i\u003e and the tragic drama \u003ci\u003eSamson Agonistes\u003c\/i\u003e. Age after age, these works have inspired new controversy and exciting interpretive debates. With expert commentary to guide the reader through historical contexts and verbal details, as well as the larger political and philosophical implications, the concerns of these canonical pieces live once again for today's audiences. The volume also contains Milton's complete shorter poems, which include such major achievements as \"Lycidas,\" \"A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle, 1634,\" \"L'Allegro,\" and \"Il Penseroso,\" and the author's twenty-four influential sonnets. Thoughtfully edited and carefully designed, this is an essential publication of Milton's classic poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"For generations of readers Milton has been the measure of both eloquence and nobility of mind. For the next generation, this new Modern Library volume will be the standard. It brings Milton, as a poet and a thinker, vividly alive before us.\"--Robert Hass, former Poet Laureate of the United States \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A superb edition of the great poet, with modernized spelling, lucid introductions to each work, illuminating footnotes, and fresh prose translations in Latin, Greek, and Italian. This will surely be the edition of choice for teachers, students, and general readers too.\"--Leo Damrosch, Harvard University\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Milton \u003c\/b\u003e(1608-74), the great English poet, is best known for his epic masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to writing brilliant verse, he was a master of polemical prose. Milton was a private tutor and, during the Interregnum, the Secretary for Foreign Tongues in Oliver Cromwell's government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e's\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eprevious books include \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Complex: On the Psychogenesis of Paradise Lost, \u003c\/i\u003efor which he won the James Holly Hanford Award of the Milton Society of America. A former president of the Milton Society, he has earned numerous distinctions from that group, including its award for lifetime achievement. He is professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Rumrich\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMatter of Glory: A New Preface to Paradise Lost \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMilton Unbound: Controversy and Reinterpretation\u003c\/i\u003e. An award-winning editor and writer, he is Thaman Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches early modern British literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen M. Fallon \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eMilton's Peculiar Grace: Self-Representation and Authority \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMilton Among the Philosophers: Poetry and Materialism in Seventeenth-Century England, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Milton Society's Hanford Award. A recipient of the Milton Society's lifetime achievement award, he is the John J. Cavanaugh Professor in the Humanities at the University of Notre Dame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGordon Braden \u003c\/b\u003e(translator) is Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English at the University of Virginia and co-author, with William Kerrigan, of \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.02 x 5.27 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 04, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755230527776,"sku":"9780812983715","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb6e3a26811c325ced2431304fb5bfbe.webp?v=1780053641","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/paradise-regained-samson-agonistes-and-the-complete-shorter-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}