Milton: Poet, Pamphleteer, and Patriot - Hardcover

Beer, Anna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1596914718 ISBN 13: 9781596914711

Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA, 2008

Synopsis

Chronicles the life and times of the master writer, offering insight into his lesser-known involvement in the politics and religion of his era, in an account that covers such topics as his writings in the service of Parliament against King Charles, his troubled relationships, and the impact of the Restoration on his survival. 15,000 first printing.

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Review:

'Will keep Milton scholars happy, and serve as a reliable guide to non-specialists ... It's a crucial part of the biographer's job to lead readers back through the life to the work. Beer does this very steadily and very well, and thereby gives Milton the anniversary present he deserves' Andrew Motion, Guardian 'A beautifully clear account of a richly complex life, an account which is also fascinatingly vivid on the political and social background of the time. It's the best narrative I've read of the life of our greatest public poet' Philip Pullman 'It succeeds magnificently in three key respects: it illuminates Milton's life, his tumultuous times and the dazzling richness of his literary output ... Beer vividly evokes Milton's worlds ... Perhaps the greatest compliment that one can pay this book is that, having finished it, one is immediately inspired to return to Milton's works' ***** John Adamson, Mail on Sunday 'This is a noble project, and Beer's biography is a worthy first step towards it: scholarly, serious and endlessly fascinating ... a splendidly patient and careful biography' Diane Purkiss, Telegraph

About the Author:

Anna Beer is lecturer in literature and a fellow of Kellogg College at the University of Oxford. She is the author of the acclaimed Bess: The Life of Lady Ralegh, Wife to Sir Walter.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1596914718
• ISBN 13: 9781596914711
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 458