Biography of Milton - Cultural and Literary Translation Series

Author: Paterson
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Publish Date: 2001-12-01
Features: This paper is often reprinted and is considered a significant contribution to this issue, along with a book by Locke. For those who are eager to find some practical guidance or inspiration from it, they are often greatly disappointed. Its importance lies entirely in the personal experience. We cannot regard it as a highly valuable contribution to educational theory, but it strongly marks out Milton's personality. In it, we can see the same noble purpose he devoted himself to, the same disdain for outdated conventions, and the pride of self-reliance. Elsewhere, he also expressed his dissatisfaction with the Cambridge system, "Its institutions, even when it was in relatively healthier times and my own judgment was still rather immature, I have..."