Milton's Minor Poems / compiled by Tom Peete Cross Professor of English and Comparative Literature, University of Chicago ; illustrated by Marguerite Benjamin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.

Contributor:

Cross, Tom Peete, 1879-1951, compiler.

Benjamin, Marguerite, 1897-1936, illustrator.

Curran, Stuart A., honoree.

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony, donor.

Ginn and Company, publisher.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700--History and criticism.

English poetry.

English poetry--17th century--History and criticism.

Genre:

poetry.

Poetry

Poetry.

Physical Description:

viii, 129, [1] pages, [12] leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm

Manufacture:

Boston : The Athenæum Press,

Place of Publication:

Boston : Ginn and Company, [1936]

Contents:

Preface

Introduction. English Politics and History during the Lifetime of Milton; What was going on in America during the Lifetime of Milton; The Life of Milton; Milton as a Poet; English Education during the Lifetime of Milton; English Literature during the Lifetime of Milton

L'Allegro; Il Penseroso. Discussion Hints

Lycidas. Discussion Hints

On Shakespeare. Discussion Hints

Sonnets. To the Nightingale; On His Having Arrvied at the Age of Twenty-three; When the Assault was Intended to the City; On the Lord General Fairfax, at the Siege of Colchester; To the Lord General Cromwell; On the Late Massacre in Piedmont; On His Blindness; To the Same [Cyriack Skinner]; On His Deceased Wife. Discussion Hints

From Comprhensive Examinations

General Questions on Milton's Life, Works, and Background

Objective Tests

Dictionary of Names and Phrases.

Local Notes:

PR3552.C75: Presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran, 2022 has light green cloth boards stamped in blue. J. Newman written on front pastedown. Text has numerous underlines and marginal ms. annotations.

Other Format:

Online version: Milton, John, 1608-1674. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfCxg7wC9qpDcMrCdtFrq. Milton's minor poems.

OCLC:

2860718