Complete Works of John Milton

Volume XI: Manuscript Writings
Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-0-19-958522-9
Verlag: Oxford University Press (UK)

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 740 g

This is the first edition to collect together Milton's non-poetic manuscript writings. It is also the first edition of Milton's Commonplace Book manuscript to provide both the original text and a full translation and commentary. Additional sections furnish editions of Milton's draft ideas for dramas from the Trinity College manuscript, as well as his surviving presentation inscriptions. Full biobibliographies and indexes are also provided. This edition is an essential resource for any scholar wishing to understand the development of Milton's thought as assisted by or reflected in his reading.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Poole, William

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturgeschichte und Literaturkritik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Lyrik und Dichter

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part I: The Commonplace Book

- Part II: Ideas for Dramas from the Trinity College Manuscript

- Part III: Exempla of Printed Works by Milton with Presentation Inscriptions

- Appendix: The Theme on Early Rising Attributed to Milton

Über Autor(innen)

William Poole was born and educated in St Andrews, and then at New College and Linacre College, Oxford, from 1995 to 2000. He was then Research Fellow at Downing College, Cambridge, and returned in 2004 to New College as a Tutorial Fellow in English. He is also the Fellow Librarian. His research lies in early modern literary, intellectual, and scientific history, and he has strong interests in bibliography, palaeography, and the history of libraries.