This volume investigates the various ways in which Milton’s works and experiences emerged from the culture and events of his time. In a series of concise, engaging essays, an international…

Critics have traditionally thought of John Milton as an author who wrote for the ear more than the eye. In Milton’s Visual Imagination, Stephen B. Dobranski proposes that, on the…

Twelve essays examine Milton’s heretical opinions, focusing on aspects of his career (as poet and political activist) neglected or misconstrued in the attempt to depict him as an orthodox Christian…