Milton's Languages

The first full-length study of Milton's use of languages and the impact of his multilingualism on his major poems.

Zusammenfassung
In this full-length study of Milton's use of languages, John Hale first examines Milton's language-related arts in verse-composition, translations, annotations of Greek poets, Latin prose and political polemic, giving all relevant texts in the original and in translation. He then traces the impact of Milton's multilingualism on his major English poems.

Inhalt

Introduction: Milton's languages in the context of Renaissance multilingualism; Part I. Milton's Exercising of his Languages: 1. The multilingual self presented in Milton's poems (1645); 2. The development and quality of Milton's multilingual verse; 3. The Italian journey (1638 9) and language-choice; 4. Milton's arts of language: translating and philology; 5. Milton's Latin prose; Conclusion; Part II. Multilingualism and the Major English Poems: 6. Latin and Milton's other languages in the style of Paradise Lost; 7. Milton's languages and the voices of Paradise Lost; 8. Multilingualism and epic; 9. Multilingualism and the style of temperance in Paradise Regained; 10. Hebrew meets Greek in Samson Agonistes; 11. The impact of Milton's languages upon his mature English verse styles; Appendix: on translating Milton's Latin; Bibliography.