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.

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 ofOtago).3. Milton on the Bible: Regina M. Schwartz (NorthwesternUniversity.4. Literary Baroque and Literary Neoclassicism: Graham Parry(University of York).5. Milton and English Poetry: Achsah Guibbory (University ofIllinois).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 (StirlingUniversity).9. Radical Heterodoxy and Heresy: John Rumrich (University ofTexas).10. Milton and Ecology: Diane Kelsey McColley (RutgersUniversity ).11. The English and Other People: Andrew Hadfield (University ofWales, Aberystwyth).12. The Literature of Controversy: Joad Raymond (University ofAberdeen).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 (VanderbiltUniversity).15. 'Lycidas': Stella P. Revard (Southern IllinoisUniversity).16. Early Political Prose: Elizabeth Skerpan Wheeler (SouthwestTexas University).17. Milton, Marriage and Divorce: Annabel Patterson (YaleUniversity).18. Republicanism: Martin Dzelzainis (Royal Holloway &Bedford New College, University of London).19. Late Political Prose: Laura Lunger Knoppers (PennsylvaniaState 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:: MichaelSchoenfeldt (University of Michigan).23. Paradise Lost and the Multiplicity of Time: AmyBoesky.24. Self-Contradicting Puns in Paradise Lost: JohnLeonard (University of Western Ontario).25. Samson Agonistes: Sharon Achinstein (University ofMaryland).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 (Universityof Wales, Bangor).Part V: Biography:.29. The Life Records: Gordon Campbell (University ofLeicester).Consolidated Biography.General Index.