The poetical works of John Milton : in six volumes : with the principal notes of various commentators, to which are added illustrations, with some account of the life of Milton / by Henry John Todd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Contributor:

Todd, Henry John, 1763-1845.

Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719.

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784.

Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Poems

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor)

Physical Description:

7 volumes ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for J. Johnson ... [et al.] by Bye and Law, 1801-[1809].

Contents:

Vol. 1. Some account of the life of Milton ; Nuncupative will of Milton ; List of editions, translations, and alterations of the poetical works ; List of detached pieces of criticism relating to the poetical works ; Appendix to the Life ; Prolegomena, &c. [and] commendatory verses ; Mr. Addison's criticism on the Paradise lost, with notes by the editor ; Dr. Johnson's remarks on Milton's versification, with remarks by the editor ; Inquiry into the origin of Paradise lost

v. 2. The first six books of Paradise lost

v. 3. The last six books of Paradise lost ; Plans of Paradise lost as a tragedy

v. 4. Paradise regained ; Samson Agonistes ; Plans of other tragedies

v. 5. Lycidas ; L'allegro ; Il penseroso ; Arcades ; Comus ; Sonnets

v. 6. Odes ; Miscellanies ; Translations; Elegiarum liber ; Epigrammatum liber ; Silvarum liber ; Appendix ; Glossarial index

v. [7]. Verbal index to the poetry of Milton.

Notes:

Wickenheiser describes two copies (his nos. 1795 and 1796) with this title in "6 volumes, plus index, dated 1809, as volume 7, bound uniformly." He also notes the presence of three illustrations: two frontispiece portraits, one in v. 1 engraved by J. Baker after T. Simpson and 1 in v. 6 engraved by J. Collyer after T. Simpson; and 1 illustration of Queen Christina of Sweden dressed as a man engraved after T. Higham. These illustrations are not present in the Penn Libraries copy. Cf. Wickenheiser, R.J., Collection of John Milton, p. 434-435.

Vol. 7 has half-title: Verbal index to the poetry of Milton.

Vol. 7 direction lines read: Vol. I.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.

Penn Libraries copy: each vol. bound in full calf with gold-ruled boards; 5 raised, gold-tooled bands on spine; gold-tooled spine panels; 2 gold-tooled spine labels, 1 red (with title "Milton's Poetical Works") and 1 black (with editor's name and vol. number); gold-tooled cover edges; marbled endpapers and edges;

Penn Libraries copy: v. 1: upper board detached; some leaves at beginning of vol. dampstained at tail margin; a few ms. marginal marks and annotations in pencil in text.

Penn Libraries copy: v. 4, 5: spine damaged.

Penn Libraries copy: v. 7 has half-title only, without date; spine damaged.

OCLC:

455845899