This book argues that concepts of youth and childhood were central to seventeenth-century debates about political and poetic voice.

As the notion of government by consent took hold in early modern England, many authors used childhood and maturity to address contentious questions of political

Vocal music was at the heart of English Renaissance poetry and drama. Virtuosic actor-singers redefined the theatrical culture of William Shakespeare and his pe

A collection of essays exploring John Milton's rise to popularity and his status as a canonical author. The volume considers Milton's 'authorial persona' in the

A New Companion to Milton builds on the critically-acclaimed original, bringing alive the diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies while r