{"product_id":"9780393979879","title":"Milton's Selected Poetry and Prose: A Norton Critical Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMilton's Selected Poetry and Prose\u003c\/em\u003e presents the major poetic (excluding \u003cem\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e) and prose works along with supporting materials necessary for in-depth study. Together, the Norton Critical Editions of \u003cem\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/em\u003e (ed. Gordon Teskey, 2005) and \u003cem\u003eMilton's Selected Poetry and Prose\u003c\/em\u003e are the essential texts for studying John Milton.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis Norton Critical Edition of \u003cem\u003eMilton's Selected Poetry and Prose\u003c\/em\u003e includes \"Lycidas\"-widely considered the greatest short poem in English-the great tragedy \u003cem\u003eSamson Agonistes\u003c\/em\u003e, the masque \u003cem\u003eComus\u003c\/em\u003e, the brief epic \u003cem\u003eParadise Regained\u003c\/em\u003e, and eighteen sonnets as well as other poems. It also contains the complete text of five of Milton's major prose works, among them \u003cem\u003eAreopagitica\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Doctrine of Discipline and Divorce\u003c\/em\u003e. Each major work is accompanied by an individual introduction, and all works have ample explanatory annotations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe major biblical sources that inspired Milton's writing are reprinted, along with fourteen scholarly interpretations of the major texts. From the wealth of commentary on Milton's poetry and prose, the editor has chosen those works that can be studied and appreciated by the greatest number of readers, including essays that can easily be paired for discussion in the classroom. Contributors include Anthony Hecht, William Kerrigan, Mary Nyquist, Stanley Fish, Barbara K. Lewalski, John Carey, and Sharon Achinstein, among others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Chronology and Selected Bibliography are also included.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42828148768829,"sku":"9780393979879","price":26.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9780393979879_p0.jpg?v=1775817385","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.mom\/products\/9780393979879","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}