Milton: The Complete Shorter Poems: The Complete Shorter Poems

Milton: The Complete Shorter Poems: The Complete Shorter Poems by Carey, John. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781405832793.

This masterly edition contains all of Miltons English poems, with the exception of Paradise Lost, together with translations and texts of all his Latin, Italian and Greek poems. First published in 1968 - and substantially updated in 1996 - John Careys edition has, with Alastair Fowlers Paradise Lost, established itself as the pre-eminent edition of Miltons poetry, both for the student and the general reader. Hailed as a very Bible of a Milton, the extensive notes and headnotes serve to illuminate the wealth of Miltons allusions and to synthesize the judgements and disagreements of a bewildering array of modern critics. Each headnote sets out details of composition and context which will deepen any readers appreciation of the poetry, while also providing a concise overview of the critical and scholarly debates that continue to flame around the work of one of the greatest poets in the English language. Steeped in learning though it undoubtedly is, it is also an unfailing light to those who wish to plot their own path through the dazzling riches of Miltons imagination.