Making darkness light : a life of John Milton / Joe Moshenska.
| Author/creator | Moshenska, Joe, 1983- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Basic Books, 2021. |
| Copyright Date | ©2021 |
| Description | viii, 456 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: The two John Miltons -- 9 December 1608: 'On time' -- 17 October 1614: 'At a solemn music' -- 8 April 1624: 'The almighty's hand' -- 24 December 1629: 'But now begins' -- 10 August 1637: 'Yet once more' -- 19 May 1638: 'Your thoughts close, and your countenance loose' -- 20 July 1638: 'The Tuscan artist' -- 14 February 1639: 'Majestic show of luxury' -- 10 August 1642: 'Knowing good by evil' -- 26 May 1658: 'A universal blank' -- 9 or 10 November 1674: 'Vain monument of strength'. |
| Abstract | "An 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."-- Publisher's website description. |
| Abstract | In this brilliant biography, an acclaimed Oxford professor rediscovers a poet whose rich contradictions confound his monumental image and immerses us in the rhythms and textures of his world, from his childhood into his idiosyncratic belief system and his strange, electrifying imagination. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-440) and index. |
| Other edition issued | Reproduction of (manifestation): Moshenska, Joe, 1983- Making darkness light. London : Basic Books, an imprint of John Murray Press, 2021 9781529364286 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| ISBN | 9781541620681 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1541620682 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PR3581 .M67 2021 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |