Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton
Making Darkness Light: A Life of John Milton
Moshenska, Joe
product information
Condition: New, UPC: 9781541620681, Publication Date: Wed, December 1, 2021, Type: Hardcover ,
join & start selling
description
1An innovative and elegant new biography of John Milton from an acclaimed Oxford professor

John Milton was once essential reading for visionaries and revolutionaries, from William Blake to Ben Franklin. Now, however, he has become a literary institution--intimidating rather than inspiring.

In Making Darkness Light, Oxford professor Joe Moshenska rediscovers a poet whose rich contradictions confound his monumental image. Immersing ourselves in the rhythms and textures of Milton's world, we move from the music of his childhood home to his encounter with Galileo in Florence into his idiosyncratic belief system and his strange, electrifying imagination.

Making Darkness Light  will change the way we think about Milton, the place of his writings in his life, and his life in history. It is also a book about Milton's place in our times: about our relationship with the Western canon, about why and how we read, and about what happens when we let someone else's ideas inflect our own.

reviews

Be the first to write a review

member goods

No member items were found under this heading.

notems store

Cal 2023- Navy

by Naval Historical Foundation

Calendar/Blank Book /Wall

$11.96

The Autumn Throne

by Chadwick, Elizabeth

Paperback /Paperback

$17.24

In a Manner of Speaking: ...

by McNairn, Colin

Paperback /Paperback

$12.74

listens & views

IN WASHINGTON 5

by YOUNG,LESTER

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$13.99

COMPLETE ORGAN WORKS

by LEYDING / JOHNSEN / WIKMAN

COMPACT DISC

out of stock

$16.99

SKREAMIZM 6

by SKREAM

VINYL LP

out of stock

$25.49

JAZZ FOR DANCING

by STEWARD,GLORIA

VINYL LP

out of stock

$31.25

Return Policy

All sales are final

Shipping

No special shipping considerations available.
Shipping fees determined at checkout.