The Poems of John Milton: Two Volumes
New York: Brentano's, (no date-circa1900).
Price: $500.00
Hardcover. First thus edition. Preface by H.J.C. Grierson, F.B.A. Two volume set. Maroon cloth cover with gilt decoration and letters. Top edges gilt. Gilt on spines dulled, spine ends are a bit worn, some pages are unopened, else very good.
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John Milton
birth name: John Milton
born: 12/9/1608
died: 11/8/1674
Biography
One of the greatest poets of the English language, best konwn for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), in which his "grand style" is used with superb power; its characterization of Satan is one of supreme achievements of world literature. Milton was also a noted historian, scholar, pamphleteer, and civil servant for the Parliamentarians and the Purian Commonwealth. - Merriam-Webster's Encyclopedia of Literaturemore