Main Currents of English Literature: A Brief Literary History of the English PeopleF.S. Crofts, 1934 - 526 pages |
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... Milton's genius was indeed rather intellectual than spon- taneous ; he was steeped in classical reading , and his ... Milton was actually far from Puritanism in his ethical convictions , and the poem also reveals an even greater ...
... Milton's genius was indeed rather intellectual than spon- taneous ; he was steeped in classical reading , and his ... Milton was actually far from Puritanism in his ethical convictions , and the poem also reveals an even greater ...
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... MILTON Masson , D. Life and Times of Milton , 5v . , the authoritative work on Milton , though in many respects it is being superseded by more detailed studies . Hanford , J. H. A Milton Handbook , Revised Edition 1933. A scholarly ...
... MILTON Masson , D. Life and Times of Milton , 5v . , the authoritative work on Milton , though in many respects it is being superseded by more detailed studies . Hanford , J. H. A Milton Handbook , Revised Edition 1933. A scholarly ...
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... Milton , Minor Poems . Comus . 1637. Chillingworth , Religion of Protestants . 1638. Milton , Lycidas . ' 1639. Milton , Epitaphium Damonis . 1640. Carew , Poems . 1641. Jonson , Timber , or Discoveries . 1642. Browne , Religio Medici ...
... Milton , Minor Poems . Comus . 1637. Chillingworth , Religion of Protestants . 1638. Milton , Lycidas . ' 1639. Milton , Epitaphium Damonis . 1640. Carew , Poems . 1641. Jonson , Timber , or Discoveries . 1642. Browne , Religio Medici ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 3 |
THE MIDDLE ENGLISH PERIOD | 23 |
OLD AND NEW IN Conflict | 224 |
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