Hiram Corson builds this introduction to Milton from the poet’s own words. It opens with an autobiography assembled from every passage where Milton speaks of himself, including letters to his schoolfellow Charles Diodati, then gathers the fullest statements of his views on liberty, education and the press, and the shorter poems such as Comus, Lycidas, L’Allegro and Il Penseroso.
A good way into Milton the man and thinker before tackling Paradise Lost. Download the free EPUB.