Review

"A very readable, fascinating and well-documented short study of Milton's early poems.-- Anglia" -- Anglia

"Evan's clear, well-written study represents a permanent contribution to the reading of Milton's poems, certainly the earlier work.-- Choice" -- Choice

"Elegantly written.... An important reinterpretation of Milton's poetry.-- John T. Shawcross" -- John T. Shawcross

"Evan's arguments are strong enough to change one's mind.-- Journal of English and Germanic Philology" -- Journal of English and Germanic Philology

"Any good book is good because of its intermittent aphoristic sentences and individual insights. For me The Miltonic Moment meets the grade.-- Leland Ryken, Christianity and Literature" -- Leland Ryken, Christianity and Literature

"The latest in a long line of accomplished critical studies of John Milton's poetry by Evans.-- Notes and Queries" -- Notes and Queries

"What Evans does by way of integrating classical allusions with Milton s Christian and ethical concerns impresses me as both new and convincing.... This work will take its place among the essential studies of John Milton s poetry.-- Richard J. DuRocher" -- Richard J. DuRocher

"A first-rate, gracefully engaging piece of scholarship.-- Seventeenth-Century News" -- Seventeenth-Century News

"This concise and well-written book provides full-scale analyses of three of Milton's early poems: the Nativity Ode, A Masque, and Lycidas.-- South Atlantic Review" -- South Atlantic Review

"There are some nice close readings here, and a useful exposition of the various revisions and interpretative cruces.-- Year's Work in English Studies" -- Year's Work in English Studies