Why Milton Matters: A New Preface to His Writings
Author | : J. Wittreich |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 277 |
Release | : 2015-12-25 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230601420 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230601421 |
Rating | : 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Download or read book Why Milton Matters: A New Preface to His Writings written by J. Wittreich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-12-25 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wittreich demonstrates why Milton may prove to be the poet for the new millennium, in a book of interest to scholars and general readers. It engages the canonical Milton, as well as the Milton of popular culture, and uses the tools of theory- especially affective stylistics and reception history, to read Milton in his historical moment and our own.