The Complete Poems: xxix (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Milton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140433635 ISBN 13: 9780140433630

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1998

Synopsis

John Milton was a master of almost every type of verse, from the classical to the religious and from the lyrical to the epic. His early poems include the devotional 'On the Morning of Christ's Nativity', 'Comus', a masque, and the pastoral elegy 'Lycidas'. After Cromwell's death and the dashing of Milton's political hopes, he began composing Paradise Lost, which reflects his profound understanding of politics and power. Written when Milton was at the height of his abilities, this great masterpiece fuses the Christian with the classical in its description of the fall of Man. In Samson Agonistes, Milton's last work, the poet draws a parallel with his own life in the hero's struggle to renew his faith in God.

About this title

Product Description:

Combines the Christian with the classical in its description of the fall of Man. This title draws a parallel with the author's own life in the hero's struggle to renew his faith in God.

Review:

"The theme that unites Milton's greatest poems is temptation. In Comus and the epics temptation is central to the plot . . . His fondness for this theme is related to the moral and intellectual integrity that is such a prominent feature of Milton's own character, and that shapes the character of his poems."
--from the Introduction by Gordon Campbell

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0140433635
• ISBN 13: 9780140433630
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 1024
• Editor: Leonard John