Author: William Shullenberger
Publisher: Associated University Presse
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780838641743
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The book's study of Milton's identification with his female hero, and his advocacy of women's ethical, sexual, and political autonomy, gives a jolt to ongoing debates about Milton and feminism"--Book jacket
Author: John Milton
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2021-01-28
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Book Excerpt: ...the Countess's second husband, and had himself married Lady Frances Stanley, a daughter of the Countess by her first husband, the fifth Earl of Derby. Amongst the children of the Earl of Bridgewater were three who took important parts in the representation of _Comus_--Alice, the youngest daughter, then about fourteen years of age, who appeared as _The Lady_; John, Viscount Brackley, who took the part of the _Elder Brother_, and Thomas Egerton, who appeared as the _Second Brother_. We do not know who acted the parts of _Comus_ and _Sabrina_, but the part of the _Attendant Spirit_ was taken by Henry Lawes, "gentleman of the Chapel Royal, and one of His Majesty's private musicians." The Earl's children were his pupils, and the mask was naturally produced under his direction. Milton's friendship with Lawes is shown by the sonnet which the poet addressed to the musician: Harry, whose tuneful and well measur'd songFirst taught our English music how to spanWords with just note and accent, not to s...
Author: Margaret Hodges
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780823411467
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →When Alice and her two younger brothers become lost in the woods, the children separate, and Alice is captured by an evil magician named Comus.
Author: John Milton
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
Published: 2014-08-07
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9781498153409
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