Comus, a Maske (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Milton, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1332937411 ISBN 13: 9781332937417

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Excerpt from Comus, a Maske

This Poem, which receiv'd its first occasion of birth from your selfe, and others of your noble familie, and much honour from your own Person in the per formance, now returns againe to make a finall dedi cation of it selfe to you. Although not openly ao knowledg'd by the Author, yet it is a legitimate off spring, solovely, and so much desired, that the often copying of it hath tir'd my pen to give my several] friends satisfaction, and brought me to a necessitie of producing it to the public]: view; and now to offer it up in all rightful] devotion to those faire hopes, and rare Endowments of your much g Youth, which give a full assurance, to that know you, of a future excellence Live sweet Lord to be the honour of your Name, and receive this as your owue, from the hands of him, who hath by many favours beene long oblig'd to your most honour' d Parents.

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About this title

Book Description:

First published in 1909, this book contains the complete text of Milton's Comus, together with an editorial introduction, glossary and a selection of his early poems. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the works of Milton and English literature.

About the Author:

John Milton was a seventeenth-century English poet, polemicist, and civil servant in the government of Oliver Cromwell. Among Milton s best-known works are the classic epic Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, considered one of the greatest accomplishments in English blank verse, and Samson Agonistes.

Writing during a period of tremendous religious and political change, Milton s theology and politics were considered radical under King Charles I, found acceptance during the Commonwealth period, and were again out of fashion after the Restoration, when his literary reputation became a subject for debate due to his unrepentant republicanism. T.S. Eliot remarked that Milton s poetry was the hardest to reflect upon without one s own political and theological beliefs intruding.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1332937411
• ISBN 13: 9781332937417
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 46