Description
This passage is discussing the style of Milton, who is often criticized for his blunt and straightforward writing. The author of this passage argues that Milton's style is actually very delicate and subtle, and that his work is worth reading despite the criticism of his contemporaries.
Milton's Grand Style has been vigorously attacked in the twentieth century, and this book is an attempt to refute Milton's detractors by showing the delicacy and subtlety which is to be found in the verse of `Paradise Lost'.