A Concise Companion to Milton

With brevity, depth, and accessibility, this book helps readers to appreciate the works of John Milton, and to understand the great influence they have had on literature and other disciplines. Presents new and authoritative essays by internationally respected Milton scholars. Explains how and why Milton's works established their central place in the English literary canon. Structured chronologically around Milton's major works. Also includes a select bibliography and a chronology detailing Milton's life and works alongside relevant world events. Ideal as a first critical work on Milton.

Angelica Duran is Associate Professor of English and comparative Literature at Purdue University. A Milton specialist, she is on the editorial board of Milton Quarterly. She is the author of The Age of Milton and The Scientific Revolution (Duquesne UP, 2007), and is currently working on two book-length projects on Milton in relation to Spain, Latin America, and Hispanophone culture.