Paperback / softback | |
February 28, 2020 | |
9780813232461 | |
English | |
256 | |
8.50 Inches (US) | |
5.50 Inches (US) | |
.75 Pounds (US) | |
$29.95 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Paradise Lost
A Primer
This book is emphatically for first-time readers of Milton, with little or no prior exposure, but with ambition to encounter challenging poetry. These are readers who tell you they "have always been meaning to read Paradise Lost," who seek to enjoy the epic without being overwhelmed by its daunting learning and expansive frame of reference. Avoiding the narrowly specialized focus of most Milton scholarship, Cavanagh deals forthrightly with issues that recur across generations of readers, gathering selected voices—from scholars and poets alike—from 1674 through the present.
Lively and jargon-free, this Primer makes Paradise Lost accessible and fresh, offering a credible beginning to what is a great intellectual and aesthetic adventure.
About the Authors
Reviews
"Michael Cavanagh brought a lifetime of experience to his fresh, accessible, and exacting book on Milton's Paradise Lost. His primer is both perceptive and pleasurable, or, to use Horace's words, dulce et utile, enjoyable and instructive."—Edward Hirsch, President, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
"Those lucky enough to be introduced to Paradise Lost, as I was nearly half a century ago, by Michael Cavanagh still remember the enchantments of that classroom—as a great teacher explored the deep mysteries and surface delights of the mightiest and most exquisite of all English-language poems. Now, thanks to Scott Newstok, Michael Cavanagh's voice mingles again with Milton's in the pages of this superb study, a 'primer' destined to become a prime critical text."—Sam Tanenhaus, former editor-in-chief of The New York Times Book Review
Paperback / softback | |
February 28, 2020 | |
9780813232461 | |
English | |
256 | |
8.50 Inches (US) | |
5.50 Inches (US) | |
.75 Pounds (US) | |
$29.95 USD | |
v2.1 Reference | |
Other Titles by Michael Cavanagh
Professing Poetry
Other Titles in LITERARY CRITICISM / Poetry
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The Colosseum Critical Introduction to Dana Gioia
The Long Embrace