The Poetical Works of John Milton.

MILTON, John.

Item Number: 111083

London: Henry Frowde, 1904.

Oxford complete edition of the Poetical Works of John Milton. Octavo, bound in half vellum with morocco spine labels lettered in gilt and botanical gilt tooling to the spine, top edge gilt, ribbon bound in, engraved frontispiece portrait of Milton from an engraving after the painting by Faithorne. In near fine condition.

English poet and polemicist John Milton was active during a time of religious flux and political upheaval and became best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost written in blank verse. Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown during his lifetime and introduced many new words to the English language. In his 1796 biography, William Hayley referred to him as the "greatest English author", and he remains generally regarded "as one of the preeminent writers in the English language."