Download or read book Critical Essays on John Milton written by Christopher Kendrick and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traditionally, Milton is one of the three great writers, along with Shakespeare and Chaucer, in British literature. His major work, Paradise Lost is considered the greatest epic poem in the English language. Christopher Kendrick's introduction traces both the passion and polemics of Milton criticism throughout history. This volume contains original essays by Carl Freedman, Victoria Silver, William Flesch and John Guillory.