Selected PoemsCourier Corporation, 1993 - 113 Seiten Best known as the author of the epic poem Paradise Lost, John Milton (1608–74) was also an accomplished writer of shorter verse forms. This treasury presents twenty of the best of these works: "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," "On Shakespeare," "L'Allegro," "Il Penseroso," "Comus, A Mask," "Lycidas," "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont," "On His Blindness," "On His Deceased Wife," "Samson Agonistes," and more. In this carefully chosen selection, readers will discover the wide erudition, mastery of meter and rhythm, and superb artistic control that have earned Milton a preeminent place in English literature. |
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John Milton. Contents The dates are those of composition. On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough (1626) On the Morning of Christs Nativity (1629) Song on May Morning (ca. 1630) Sonnet to the Nightingale (ca. 1630) On Shakespeare ...
John Milton. Contents The dates are those of composition. On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough (1626) On the Morning of Christs Nativity (1629) Song on May Morning (ca. 1630) Sonnet to the Nightingale (ca. 1630) On Shakespeare ...
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... Massacre in Piemont (1655) 64. On His Deceased Wife (1658) 65 Samson Agonistes (?, published 1671) 65 Alphabetical List of Titles 111 Alphabetical List of First Lines 113 Selected Poems On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying viii Contents.
... Massacre in Piemont (1655) 64. On His Deceased Wife (1658) 65 Samson Agonistes (?, published 1671) 65 Alphabetical List of Titles 111 Alphabetical List of First Lines 113 Selected Poems On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying viii Contents.
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