An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton. Джон МильтонЧитать онлайн книгу.

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       INTRODUCTION

       MILTON'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY made up of all the more important autobiographical passages contained in his prose and poetical works

       From the Preface to 'A Defence of the English People'

       From the 'Second Defence of the People of England in Reply to an Anonymous Libel, entitled "The Cry of the Royal Blood to Heaven against the English Parricides"'

       To Charles Diodati, Milton's schoolfellow at St. Paul's School, and his dearest friend

       To Alexander Gill, Jr. (Familiar Letters , No. III.)

       To Thomas Young. (Familiar Letters , No. IV.)

       To Charles Diodati ,

       Prolusiones quædam Oratoriæ

       An English letter to a friend (unknown) , who, it appears, had been calling him to account for his apparent indifference as to his work in life

       To Alexander Gill, Jr. (Familiar Letters , No. V.)

       To Charles Diodati. (Familiar Letters , No. VI.)

       To Charles Diodati. (Familiar Letters , No. VII.)

       To Benedetto Bonmattei of Florence. (Familiar Letters , No. VIII.)

       Mansus

       From the 'Areopagitica: a speech for the liberty of unlicensed printing. To the Parliament of England'

       To Lucas Holstenius in the Vatican at Rome. (Familiar Letters , No. IX.)

       Epitaphium Damonis

       From 'Of Reformation in England'

       From 'Animadversions upon the Remonstrant's Defence,' etc.

       From 'The Reason of Church Government urged against Prelaty'

       From 'Apology for Smectymnuus'

       To Carlo Dati, Nobleman of Florence. (Familiar Letters , No. X.)

       On his Blindness

       To the most distinguished Leonard Philaras, of Athens, Ambassador from the Duke of Parma to the King of France. (Familiar Letters , No. XII.)

       To Henry Oldenburg, agent for the city of Bremen in Lower Saxony with the Commonwealth. (Familiar Letters , No. XIV.)

       To Leonard Philaras, Athenian. (Familiar Letters , No. XV.)

       To Cyriac Skinner

       On his deceased wife

       To the most accomplished Emeric Bigot. (Familiar Letters , No. XXI.)

       To Henry Oldenburg. (Familiar Letters , No. XXIX.)

       From 'Considerations touching the Likeliest Means to remove Hirelings out of the Church.' (August, 1659)

       Autobiographic passages in the 'Paradise Lost'

       To the very distinguished Peter Heimbach, Councillor to the Elector of Brandenburg. (Familiar Letters , No. XXXI.)

       PASSAGES IN MILTON'S PROSE AND POETICAL WORKS IN WHICH HIS IDEA OF TRUE LIBERTY, INDIVIDUAL, DOMESTIC, CIVIL, POLITICAL, AND RELIGIOUS, IS EXPLICITLY SET FORTH

       From 'The Reason of Church Government urged against Prelaty.' Chap. I.

       Peroration of 'The Second Defence of the People of England'

       On the Detraction which followed upon my Writing Certain Treatises

       COMUS

       THE PERSONS

       LYCIDAS

       SAMSON AGONISTES

       OF THAT SORT OF DRAMATIC POEM WHICH IS CALLED TRAGEDY