Repackaging Milton for the Late Seventeenth-Century Book Trade Jacob Tonson, Paradise Lost, and John Dryden's The State of Innocence
| Résumé |
This chapter focuses on the magisterial 1688 folio edition of
Paradise Lost, published by Jacob Tonson and Richard Bentley,
exploring the possible reasons why these men chose to publish
Milton at this time, as well as the impact the edition had both on
Milton’s authorial afterlife and on their careers as stationers.
The chapter places the 1688 Paradise Lost folio in the wider
context of Tonson’s career, including his involvement in pirate
publication schemes and his status (from 1678) as Dryden’s
publisher, to argue that the 1688 edition of Paradise Lost, one of
the most profound turning points in Milton’s authorial afterlife,
had less to do with the political context of 1688 and the perceived
vendibility of the poem and more to do with Tonson’s own ambitions
and frustrations as a stationer. |
| Mots-clés |
Publication, Paradise Lost (1688), Jacob Tonson, book trade, John Dryden, The State of Innocence, illustrations, Richard Bentley, Subscription publication |
| Citation | Depledge, E. (2021). Repackaging Milton for the Late Seventeenth-Century Book Trade Jacob Tonson, Paradise Lost, and John Dryden's The State of Innocence. In Making Milton: Print, Authorship, Afterlives. (pp. 42-52). Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Type | Chapitre de livre (Anglais) |
| Année | 2021 |
| Titre du livre | Making Milton: Print, Authorship, Afterlives |
| Editeur commercial | Oxford University Press (Oxford) |
| Pages | 42-52 |
| URL | https://global.oup.com/academic/product/making-milton-978... |