Thomas N. Corns 
A Companion to Milton 

The diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies is brought alive in this stimulating Companion.

* Winner of the Milton Society of America’s Irene Samuels Book Award in 2002.

* Invites readers to explore and enjoy Milton’s rich and fascinating work.

* Comprises 29 fresh and powerful readings of Milton’s texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar.

* Looks at literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, other relevant contemporary texts and responses to Milton over time.

* Devotes a whole chapter to each major poem, and four to Paradise Lost.

* Conveys the excitement of recent developments in the field.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

Acknowledgements, Abbreviations and a Note on Editions Used.

The Contributors.

Part I: The Cultural Context:.

1. Genre: Barbara K. Lewalski (Harvard University).

2. The Classical Literary Tradition: John K. Hale (University of
Otago).

3. Milton on the Bible: Regina M. Schwartz (Northwestern
University.

4. Literary Baroque and Literary Neoclassicism: Graham Parry
(University of York).

5. Milton and English Poetry: Achsah Guibbory (University of
Illinois).

6. Milton’s English: Thomas N.Corns (University of Wales,
Bangor).

Part II: Politics and Religion:.

7. The Legacy of the Late Jacobean Period: Cedric C. Brown
(University of Reading).

8. Milton and Puritanism: N. H. Keeble (Stirling
University).

9. Radical Heterodoxy and Heresy: John Rumrich (University of
Texas).

10. Milton and Ecology: Diane Kelsey Mc Colley (Rutgers
University ).

11. The English and Other People: Andrew Hadfield (University of
Wales, Aberystwyth).

12. The Literature of Controversy: Joad Raymond (University of
Aberdeen).

Part III: Texts:.

The Early Poetry.

13. ‚On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity‘,
‚Upon the Circumcision‘ and ‚The Passion‘:
Thomas N. Corns (University of Wales, Bangor).

14. John Milton’s Comus Leah: S. Marcus (Vanderbilt
University).

15. ‚Lycidas‘: Stella P. Revard (Southern Illinois
University).

16. Early Political Prose: Elizabeth Skerpan Wheeler (Southwest
Texas University).

17. Milton, Marriage and Divorce: Annabel Patterson (Yale
University).

18. Republicanism: Martin Dzelzainis (Royal Holloway &
Bedford New College, University of London).

19. Late Political Prose: Laura Lunger Knoppers (Pennsylvania
State University).

The Late Poetry.

20. Paradise Lost in Intellectual History: Stephen M.
Fallon (University of Notre Dame).

21. The Radical Religious Politics of Paradise Lost:
David Loewenstein (University of Wisconsin-Madison).

22. Obedience and Autonomy in Paradise Lost:: Michael
Schoenfeldt (University of Michigan).

23. Paradise Lost and the Multiplicity of Time: Amy
Boesky.

24. Self-Contradicting Puns in Paradise Lost: John
Leonard (University of Western Ontario).

25. Samson Agonistes: Sharon Achinstein (University of
Maryland).

26. Pardise Regained: Margaret Kean.

Part IV: Influences and Reputation:.

27. Reading Milton, 1674-1800: Kay Gillard Stevenson
(University of Essex).

28. Milton: The Romantics and After: Peter J. Kitson (University
of Wales, Bangor).

Part V: Biography:.

29. The Life Records: Gordon Campbell (University of
Leicester).

Consolidated Biography.

General Index.

Über den Autor

Thomas N. Corns is a Professor of English at the University of Wales, Bangor. His many publications include Milton’s Language (Blackwell, 1990), Uncloistered Virtue: English Political Literature, 1640-1660 (1992), and Regaining Paradise Lost (1994). He is also the editor of The Royal Image: Representations of Charles I (1999).