'The story of the Irish dimension of Milton's work, the decades of inter-island conflict unfolding before and during Milton's life, needs to be told, and Lee Morrissey tells it exceptionally well. Milton's Ireland makes valuable inroads into the study of early modern Ireland's cultural plurality, its complex relations to Britain, and the tensions operative in the British Isles (rather than the Atlantic archipelago). In this expertly researched and nuanced investigation, Morrissey also boldly demonstrates how Ireland challenges Milton's sense of Englishness.' Elizabeth Sauer, FRSC, Professor of English, Brock University, Canada

'Through a series of expertly-crafted explanations, Professor Morrissey shows how Milton was imbricated in a number of contexts and historical processes that are centered on Ireland and Irish politics. Although Milton invariably adopts an Anglocentric worldview in his political and literary visions, deracinating England from its island neighbour, the spectre of Ireland haunts his writings. This is a major work that resituates one of England's most canonical authors in relation to the conception of Britain; the reality of Ireland; and the forces of nation-building and colonial expansion that underpin the seismic shifts taking place in seventeenth-century Europe.' Andrew Hadfield, FBA, Professor of English, University of Sussex