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Lädt ... The Life of John Milton (1983)von A. N. Wilson
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Wilson vividly places Milton's works within the historical and social context of seventeenth century England most particularly the sectarianism which ultimately led to the English revolutions and the Interregnum and divided families, including Milton's own. In this excellent introduction Wilson provides an alternative perspective on Milton to those offered by other biographers and historians, most particularly the Marxist historian Christopher Hill. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
A.N. Wilson's sympathetic, readable and analytical narrative places John Milton, one of the greatest poets of the 17th century, in the context of his political and religious ideas. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Wilson's problem, of course, is how to add something useful to the mountains of other biographical woks on Milton, which have been accumulating since his own day. He opts to keep things reasonably light, taking us through the essential facts we need to know in not much more than 200 pages. He manages to communicate very well the pleasure he takes in Milton's poetry and prose, although he can't resist an occasional dig at Milton's sometimes rather comical sense of his own importance. In many ways, it's exactly the book you would expect from Wilson: he is clearly bored to tears by the battles of the Civil War ("possibly the most half-hearted conflict in human history") and has no patience at all for Cromwell, but he has all the time in the world for explaining complex theological and ecclesiastical controversies to us. And, of course, he quotes Macaulay and other 19th century authorities far more often than we would have thought relevant or necessary (there's even the odd epigraph from Scott).
All in all, a useful and quite entertaining short biography. ( )