Poetical Works, With Notes of Various Authors. To Which are Added Illus., and Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton; Volume 03

This meticulously edited volume presents the poetical works of John Milton, accompanied by extensive notes from various authors. Edited by Henry John Todd, "Poetical Works, With Notes of Various Authors. To Which are Added Illus., and Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Volume 03" offers readers a comprehensive understanding of Milton's verse.

Included is a biographical account of Milton's life and writings, enriching the reader's appreciation of his literary contributions. This edition, published in 1809, provides valuable insights into the reception and interpretation of Milton's work in the early 19th century, making it an essential resource for scholars and enthusiasts of English literature.

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John Milton was a seventeenth-century English poet, polemicist, and civil servant in the government of Oliver Cromwell. Among Milton s best-known works are the classic epic Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, considered one of the greatest accomplishments in English blank verse, and Samson Agonistes.

Writing during a period of tremendous religious and political change, Milton s theology and politics were considered radical under King Charles I, found acceptance during the Commonwealth period, and were again out of fashion after the Restoration, when his literary reputation became a subject for debate due to his unrepentant republicanism. T.S. Eliot remarked that Milton s poetry was the hardest to reflect upon without one s own political and theological beliefs intruding.