Vol. 1: "This authoritative text of the first edition of John Milton's Paradise lost transcribes the original 10-book poem, records its textual problems and numerous differences from the second edition, and discusses in critical commentary the importance of these issues"--Provided by publisher. ; Vol. 2: "Essays by ten Miltonists establish the significant differences in text, context, and effect of the first edition of Paradise lost (1667) from the now standard second edition (1674), examining in particular the original text's relationship to the literary and theological world it entered in 1667 and thus offering interesting correctives to our understanding of Milton's thought"--Provided by publisher.
Title |
Paradise lost : a poem written in ten books. |
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Contributors |
Shawcross, John T. Lieb, Michael, 1940- |
Publisher |
Pittsburgh, Pa : Duquesne University Press |
Creation Date |
©2007 |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
Content |
[v. 1]. An authoritative text of the 1667 first edition / transcribed and edited with commentary by John T. Shawcross & Michael Lieb Discussion of the edited text Added preliminary material, 1668-69 Further changes in the second edition, 1674 -- [v. 2]. Back to the future : Paradise Lost 1667 / Michael Lieb "More and more perceiving" : paraphernalia and purpose in Paradise Lost, 1668, 1669 / Joseph Wittreich Simmon's Shell Game : the six title pages of Paradise Lost / Stephen B. Dobranski Milton's 1667 Paradise Lost in its historical and literary contexts / Achsah Guibbory The emperor's new clothes : the royal fashion of Satan and Charles II / Richard J. DuRocher "Now let us play" : Paradise Lost and pleasure gardens in restoration London / Laura Lunger Knoppers "[N]ew laws thou see'st impos'd" : Milton's dissenting angels and the Clarendon code, 1661-65 / Bryan Adams Hampton Poetic Justice : Plato's 'Republic' in Paradise Lost (1667) / Phillip J. Donnelly The mysterious darkness of unknowing : Paradise Lost and the God beyond names / Michael Bryson "That which by creation first brought forth light out of darkness!" : Paradise Lost, first edition / John T. Shawcross. |
Series |
Medieval & Renaissance literary studies |
Extent |
2 volumes : illustrations 27 cm. |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997012303006705171 |
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