William Riley Parker

Explore the vibrant literary landscape of 17th-century England with William Winstanley's "Lives of the Most Famous English Poets, 1687." This historical biography offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives and works of prominent English poets. A valuable resource for anyone interested in literary history, this meticulously prepared edition sheds light on the figures who shaped English poetry. Winstanley's work provides biographical sketches and critical commentary, making it essential reading for students and enthusiasts of English literature. Discover the enduring power of poetry through the stories of its creators, as chronicled in this classic text. This book offers a window into the world of early English poets.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Explore the vibrant literary landscape of 17th-century England with William Winstanley's "Lives of the Most Famous English Poets, 1687." This historical biography offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives and works of prominent English poets. A valuable resource for anyone interested in literary history, this meticulously prepared edition sheds light on the figures who shaped English poetry. Winstanley's work provides biographical sketches and critical commentary, making it essential reading for students and enthusiasts of English literature. Discover the enduring power of poetry through the stories of its creators, as chronicled in this classic text. This book offers a window into the world of early English poets.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Parker's life of Milton has long been accepted as one of the great literary biographies of the twentieth century, a unique accomplishment of scholarship based on a vast range of documentary evidence. Originally published in 1968, the biography was immediately acclaimed as `indispensable', `authoritative', as well as `controversial', and Parker himself was described in The Review of English Studies as `a living library and a walking museum'. Since the first edition was published, our understanding of seventeenth-century history has been fundamentally reshaped by historians and literary scholars. Gordon Campbell's revised edition of the commentary includes supplementary notes which record recent findings with biographical implications, as well as the suggested resolutions to some of the questions raised by Parker's original text, such as the dating of Samson Agonistes and Milton's History of Britain.

Parker's life of Milton has long been accepted as one of the great literary biographies of the twentieth century, a unique accomplishment of scholarship based on a vast range of documentary evidence. Originally published in 1968, the biography was immediately acclaimed as `indispensable', `authoritative', as well as `controversial', and Parker himself was described in The Review of English Studies as `a living library and a walking museum'. Gordon Campbell's new and revised edition of Volume 1 forms a complete, self-contained, and wholly accessible account of Milton's life which remains essential reading for the student of seventeenth-century literature, and for anyone who share Parker's enthusiasm for Milton's poetry.