"Winner of the James Holly Hanford Prize given by the Milton Society of America An exporation into the mind of John Milton that probes deeper than previous biographical studies, John Shawcross's award-winning text examines the psychological underpinnings of Milton's decision to become a poet, the ho[...]
This is the first such presentation of the first edition of this major epic of English literature. Shawcross and Lieb have sought to underscore the significance of the epic as Milton originally conceived it. Indeed, the 1667 edition is, in many respects, a unique document. Constructed as a 10-book v[...]