484 Reading John Milton (with Stephen Dobranski)
The History of Literature
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How Did You Organize Your Book?
There have been some excellent biographies of Milton written in the past that have been targeted largely to an academic audience, exclusively academic. So I thought it might be useful to highlight some of what I call some fundamental human concerns. It's a thematically organized book. He coped with loss by turning to words and how he strived to combat what he perceived as injustice by turning toWords. But then also how he coped with his own arrogance or his lack of humility - whether it was through tragedy or triumph.
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