Reading John Milton : how to persist in troubled times /

"A captivating biography that celebrates the audacious, inspiring life and works of John Milton, revealing how he speaks to our times. John Milton is unrivalled--for the music of his verse and the breadth of his learning. In this brisk, topical, and inspiring biography, Stephen B. Dobranski bru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dobranski, Stephen B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Temas:
Milton, John, > 1608-1674.
Milton, John, > 1608-1674
Poets, English > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Biography.
Poets, English > Early modern > Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary.
British civil wars.
Charles I.
John Milton.
Oliver Cromwell.
Paradise Lost.
early modern England.
epic poetry.
free will.
grit (or resilience).
seventeenth century.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • The power of language : "These defenseless doors"
  • Personal loss : "Weep no more"
  • Combating injustice : "Need not Kings to make them happy"
  • Physical suffering : "Only stand and wait"
  • Free speech : "Precious lifeblood"
  • Arrogance : "Pride and worse ambition"
  • Forgiveness : "Hand in hand with wand'ring steps"
  • Resisting temptation : "He who reigns within himself"
  • Doubt : "Strenuous liberty"
  • Surviving disaster : "By small / Accomplishing great things"
  • Epilogue.

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