{"product_id":"the-poetical-works-of-john-milton-with-a-memoir-and-critical-remarks-on-his-genius-and-writings","title":"The Poetical Works of John Milton. with a Memoir, and Critical Remarks on His Genius and Writings","description":"l, 400, v, [6]-368, [2] pp. 8vo. Full leather, black stamped rules and decorative borders, gilt tiltes, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers. A collection of Milton's poems, with a biographical essay and critique of his work by James Montgomery, with numerous steel engravings throughout. \"John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, author, polemicist, Puritan and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. He was a scholarly man of letters, a polemical writer, and an official serving under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious and political flux in England, and his poetry and prose reflect deep convictions, but also dealing with contemporary issues, such as his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica. As well as English, he wrote in Latin and Italian, and had an international reputation during his lifetime. After his death, Milton's critical reception oscillated, a state of affairs that continued through the centuries. At an early stage he became the subject of partisan biographies, such as that of John Toland from the nonconformist perspective, and a hostile account by Anthony à Wood. Samuel Johnson described him as \"an acrimonious and surly republican\"; but William Hayley's 1796 biography called him the \"greatest English author\". He remains generally regarded \"as one of the preeminent writers in the English language and as a thinker of world importance.\"\"","brand":"Sheldon \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29452886114374,"sku":"2291124","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2291124.jpg?v=1571427190","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/the-poetical-works-of-john-milton-with-a-memoir-and-critical-remarks-on-his-genius-and-writings","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}