John Milton

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Comus (1877)

Beschreibung

Comus is a play written by John Milton in 1634 that was first performed at Ludlow Castle in 1637. The play is a masque, which is a type of entertainment that was popular in the 17th century, combining music, dance, and poetry. Comus tells the story of a young woman named Lady who becomes lost in the woods and is lured by the evil sorcerer Comus, who tries to seduce her. The play explores themes of temptation, virtue, and the power of reason over passion. In this edition, the play is presented with an introduction and notes by A.W. Verity, providing context and analysis for modern readers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

John Milton (9 December 1608 - 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual, who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667). Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. His desire for freedom extended into his style: he introduced new words (coined from Latin) to the English language, and was the first modern writer to employ non-rhymed verse outside of the theatre or translations. William Hayley's 1796 biography called him the greatest English author, and he remains generally regarded as one of the preeminent writers in the English language, though critical reception has oscillated in the centuries since his death (often on account of his republicanism). Samuel Johnson praised Paradise Lost as "a poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind," though he (a Tory and recipient of royal patronage) described Milton's politics as those of an "acrimonious and surly republican." Poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy revered him.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 92
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 5mm
• Gewicht: 148g
• ISBN-13: 9781437035568
• ISBN-10: 1437035566
• Artikelnr.: 25514214