The Value of Milton

by John Leonard

Book Overview

In The Value of Milton, leading critic John Leonard explores the writings of John Milton from his early poetry to his major prose. Milton's work includes one of the most difficult and challenging texts in the English literary canon, yet he remains impressively popular with general readers. Leonard demonstrates why Milton has enduring value for our own time, both as a defender of political liberty and as a poet of sublimity and terror who also exhibits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107664799
• ISBN13: 9781107664791
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.6"