Paradise Lost in Short

Paradise Lost in Short
Author: Kay Gilliland Stevenson
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1998
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780838637180

Paradise Lost in Short presents the history of early adaptations of Milton's Paradise Lost for the musical stage. Students of Milton and of eighteenth-century music, as well as anyone interested in how generic expectations and social conditions contribute to the shaping of artistic works, will find this volume useful. Paradise Lost: An Oratorio was first performed at Covent Garden the year after Handel's death and revived in two later seasons. The libretto by Benjamin Stillingfleet and the music by John Christopher Smith the younger, friend and former pupil of Handel, provide a reinterpretation of Milton's major poem.

Masters' Essays

Masters' Essays
Author: Columbia University. Libraries
Publisher:
Total Pages: 550
Release: 1937
Genre: Dissertations, Academic
ISBN:

The Theory and Practice of Text-Editing

The Theory and Practice of Text-Editing
Author: Ian Small
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 238
Release: 1991
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780521401463

This volume of essays addresses the practical implications of theoretical issues in a variety of texts from Shakespeare to Oscar Wilde.

Approaches to Teaching Milton's Paradise Lost

Approaches to Teaching Milton's Paradise Lost
Author: Peter C. Herman
Publisher: Modern Language Association
Total Pages: 243
Release: 2012-12-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1603291636

This second edition of Approaches to Teaching Milton's Paradise Lost addresses Milton in the light of the digital age, new critical approaches to his poem, and his continued presence in contemporary culture. It aims to help instructors enliven the teaching of Paradise Lost and address the challenges presented to students by the poem--the early modern syntax and vocabulary, the political and theological contexts, and the abounding classical references. The first part of the volume, "Materials," evaluates the many available editions of the poem, points to relevant reference works, recommends additional reading, and outlines useful audiovisual and online aids for teaching Milton's epic poem. The essays in the second part, "Approaches," are grouped by several themes: literary and historical contexts, characters, poetics, critical approaches, classrooms, and performance. The essays cover epic conventions and literary and biblical allusions, new approaches such as ecocriticism and masculinity studies, and reading Milton on the Web, among other topics.