Paradise Lost and the Making of English Literary Criticism

Author:   David A. Harper
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9781032633428


Pages:   202
Publication Date:   05 May 2025
Format:   Paperback
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Paradise Lost and the Making of English Literary Criticism


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Author:   David A. Harper
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781032633428


ISBN 10:   1032633425
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   05 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Frequently Cited Works Introduction: Birth Narratives Chapter 1 Milton’s Profaned Pen: Paradise Lost and the Political Anxiety of the Restoration Chapter 2 “Sad Conclusions:” Paradise Lost, John Dryden, and Political Genre Chapter 3 “So Bold in the Design:” John Dennis and the Sublime Paradise Lost Chapter 4 “The Merit of Being the First:” Jacob Tonson’s 1695 Paradise Lost and Hume’s Annotations Chapter 5 The Great Explainer: Addison’s Return to Paradise Lost Chapter 6 “Such Scorn of Enemies:” Richard Bentley’s Paradise Lost Bibliography Index

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""David Harper’s Paradise Lost and the Making of English Literary Scholarship is an original piece of work based on rigorous archival research, on history of the book methodology, and on close reading. It is a book that reshapes our understanding of the history of English literary criticism and scholarship by illuminating how Paradise Lost was interpreted and annotated in the Restoration and its aftermath. This book makes a major contribution to scholarly work on the poem’s reception history, while deepening our understanding of the discipline of English literary scholarship and criticism. Scholars and students of Milton will greatly benefit from reading Harper’s book, as will anyone interested in the making of English literary scholarship."" David Loewenstein, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, Penn State-University Park, USA


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David A. Harper is the former Professor and Head of the Department of English and Philosophy at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. He is now teaching in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York, UK.

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