Delphi Complete Works of John Milton

This is the fourth volume of a new series of publications by Delphi Classics, the best-selling publisher of classical works. Many poetry collections are often poorly formatted and difficult to read on eReaders. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents the complete poetical works of John Milton, with beautiful illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version: 1)


* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Milton’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the poetry and other works

* Images of how the poetry books were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the poems

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry

* Easily locate the poems you want to read

* Includes line numbers for studying purposes

* The complete prose writings

* ‘Paradise Lost’ is beautifully illustrated with Gustave Doré’s celebrated engravings

* Features three detailed biographies – discover Milton’s literary life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

* UPDATED with the posthumous religious work DE DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA, which was discovered in a bundle of papers many years after Milton’s death

 

CONTENTS:

 

The Poetry Collections

POEMS, 1645

PARADISE LOST

PARADISE REGAINED

SAMSON AGONISTES

POEMS, 1673

VERSES FROM MILTON’S COMMONPLACE BOOK

 

The Poems

LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

 

The Prose Works

AREOPAGITICA

THE DOCTRINE AND DISCIPLINE OF DIVORCE

ON EDUCATION

COLASTERION

THE TENURE OF KINGS AND MAGISTRATES

A TREATISE OF CIVIL POWER

DE DOCTRINA CHRISTIANA

 

The Biographies

MILTON by Mark Pattison

THE LIFE OF JOHN MILTON by Richard Garnett

MILTON by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh


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