A New Companion to Milton builds on the critically-acclaimed original, bringing alive the diverse and controversial world of contemporary Milton studies while reflecting the very latest advances in research in the field. * Comprises 36 powerful readings of Milton's texts and the contexts in which they were created, each written by a leading scholar * Retains 28 of the award-winning essays from the first edition, revised and updated to reflect the most recent research * Contains a new section exploring Milton's global impact, in China, India, Japan, Korea, in Spanish speaking American and the Arab-speaking world * Includes eight completely new full-length essays, each of which engages closely with Milton's poetic oeuvre, and a new chronology which sets Milton's life and work in the context of his age * Explores literary production and cultural ideologies, issues of politics, gender and religion, individual Milton texts, and responses to Milton over time