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A Concise Companion to Milton (Concise Companions to Literature and Culture)
β Scribed by Angelica Duran
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 283
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
With brevity, depth, and accessibility, this book helps readers to appreciate the works of John Milton, and to understand the great influence they have had on literature and other disciplines.Presents new and authoritative essays by internationally respected Milton scholarsExplains how and why Miltonβs works established their central place in the English literary canonStructured chronologically around Miltonβs major worksAlso includes a select bibliography and a chronology detailing Miltonβs life and works alongside relevant world eventsIdeal as a first critical work on Milton
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