The Annotated Milton: Complete English Poems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780553581102)

Affordable, compact, and authoritative, this one-volume edition of The Annotated Milton encompasses the monumental sweep of John Milton's poetry. Here are Milton' s early works, including his first great poem, "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," the light and lyrical "L'Allegro" and "Il Penseroso," the masque Comus, and the lushly beautiful pastoral elegy "Lycidas." Here, too, included in their entirety, are the three epic poems considered to be among the finest works in the English language: Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.

Fully annotated by Burton Raffel, this distinguished edition clarifies the complex allusions of Milton's verse and references the personal, religious, historical, and mythical influences that inspired the great blind poet of England, who ranks among the undisputed giants of world literature.

Author: Burton Raffel
ISBN-10: 0553581104
ISBN-13: 9780553581102
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Language: English
Published: 09/07/1999
Pages: 864
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 6.80h x 4.20w x 1.40d

Review Citation(s):
Ingram Paperback Advance 10/01/1999 pg. 51