The Poetical Works of John Milton
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The Poetical Works of John Milton

by John Milton

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
634
Language
English
Published
1831

Overview

John Milton's The Poetical Works of John Milton gathers the verse of one of English literature's central figures, from shorter poems to the major epics that made his reputation. The collection offers a wide view of Milton's style: stately, musical, argumentative, and intensely serious about faith, politics, loss, and human freedom. It is a rich entry into a poet who shaped the language of grandeur and struggle.

Readers seeking foundational English poetry, religious imagination, or formal mastery will find much here. The Poetical Works of John Milton suits students, general readers, and anyone interested in how epic ambition can coexist with intimate feeling. It is a rewarding classic for those willing to move slowly through dense but luminous verse.

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