Durham E-Theses Blake's Milton: a critical introduction and a commentary Withers, Stacie F. How to cite: Withers, Stacie F. (1978) Blake's Milton: a critical introduction and a commentary, Durham theses, Durham University. Available at Durham E-Theses Online: http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/10120/ Use policy The full-text may be used and/or reproduced, and given to third parties in any format or medium, without prior permission or charge, for personal research or study, educational, or not-for-prot purposes provided that: • a full bibliographic reference is made to the original source • a link is made to the metadata record in Durham E-Theses • the full-text is not changed in any way The full-text must not be sold in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders. Please consult the full Durham E-Theses policy for further details. Academic Support Oce, Durham University, University Oce, Old Elvet, Durham DH1 3HP e-mail:
[email protected] Tel: +44 0191 334 6107 http://etheses.dur.ac.uk %~\ o Blake's Milton» A Critical Introduction And a Commentary by Stacie F. Withers Abstract Ch. 1: Number of copies of Miltont description; where they are found. Ch. 2: Internal evidence for date of composition (1800-4), different from date on title-page. Length of poem discussed briefly, as external references indicate an epic longer than the present work. Ch. 3: Blake and Hayley; Biography of Blake at time of writing Milton, an intensely personal poem. Details of life and character of Hay- ley (Blake's patron); how he affected Blake's state of mind; Hayley's appearance as Satan in the Milton and other Felpham references.