The Oxford Handbook of Milton (Oxford Handbooks) - Softcover

an impressive achievement [which] offers the reader an excellent sense of the strongest critical work being done in Milton studies... This excellent Oxford handbook [has] established a new and higher standard for such volumes. (David Loewenstein, Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900)

destined to become required reading for serious Milton students and academics alike... a work which will assuredly set a new, exacting standard for Milton studies for years to come (Philip Major, Modern Language Review)

a body of scholarship that brings textual criticism and the history of the book to Milton studies in vital and interesting ways... a significant and extremely useful handbook (Thomas Fulton, Renaissance Quarterly)

400 after his birth, John Milton remains one of the greatest and most controversial figures in English literature. 'The Oxford Handbook of Milton' is a comprehensive guide to the state of Milton studies in the early 21st century, bringing together an international team of more than 30 leading scholars.