{"product_id":"the-essential-prose-of-john-milton-paperback","title":"The Essential Prose of John Milton - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Milton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJohn Rumrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe legendary author of \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e and other poems was also a superb and provocative prose writer. Culled from Modern Library's definitive \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton\u003c\/i\u003e, this indispensable collection, authoritatively annotated and updated for this new volume, now includes selections from Milton's \u003ci\u003eCommonplace Book\u003c\/i\u003e and the complete text of \u003ci\u003eThe Tenure of Kings and Magistrates\u003c\/i\u003e in addition to Milton's letters, pamphlets, political tracts, and essays. Milton tackles diverse subjects and takes controversial positions, including notorious defenses of divorce and protests against censorship. With expert analysis, a chronology of the author's life, clean layouts, and a comprehensive index, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Prose of John Milton\u003c\/i\u003e is an invaluable keepsake--a book bound to be a revelation for all readers of this monumental author. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Meticulously edited, full of tactful annotations that set the stage for his work and his times, and bringing Milton, as a poet and a thinker, vividly alive before us.\"--Robert Hass, former Poet Laureate of the United States\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Milton \u003c\/b\u003e(1608-74), the great English poet, is best known for his epic masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to writing brilliant verse, he was a master of polemical prose. Milton was a private tutor and, during the Interregnum, the Secretary for Foreign Tongues in Oliver Cromwell's government. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWilliam Kerrigan\u003c\/b\u003e's\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eprevious books include \u003ci\u003eThe Sacred Complex: On the Psychogenesis of Paradise Lost, \u003c\/i\u003efor which he won the James Holly Hanford Award of the Milton Society of America. A former president of the Milton Society, he has earned numerous distinctions from that group, including its award for lifetime achievement. He is professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn Rumrich\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMatter of Glory: A New Preface to Paradise Lost \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMilton Unbound: Controversy and Reinterpretation\u003c\/i\u003e. An award-winning editor and writer, he is Thaman Professor of English at the University of Texas at Austin, where he teaches early modern British literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eStephen M. Fallon \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eMilton's Peculiar Grace: Self-Representation and Authority \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMilton Among the Philosophers: Poetry and Materialism in Seventeenth-Century England, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Milton Society's Hanford Award. A recipient of the Milton Society's lifetime achievement award, he is the John J. Cavanaugh Professor in the Humanities at the University of Notre Dame. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eGordon Braden \u003c\/b\u003e(translator) is Linden Kent Memorial Professor of English at the University of Virginia and co-author, with William Kerrigan, of \u003ci\u003eThe Idea of the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.25 x 8.2 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984095904045,"sku":"9780812983722","price":27.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/I6BTKFcMqY9780812983722.webp?v=1776081910","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-essential-prose-of-john-milton-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}