
Milton & English Art
The importance of Milton''s poetry as a source of inspiration for artists, poets and men of letters from the end of the seventeenth until the middle of the nineteenth centuries is equalled only by that of Shakespeare. This book is concerned with Milton''s influence over painting and graphic art. It seeks, in the first place, to provide a comprehensive and detailed historical survey of illustration...
The importance of Milton''s poetry as a source of inspiration for artists, poets and men of letters from the end of the seventeenth until the middle of the nineteenth centuries is equalled only by that of Shakespeare. This book is concerned with Milton''s influence over painting and graphic art. It seeks, in the first place, to provide a comprehensive and detailed historical survey of illustration...