Provider: World Shakespeare Bibliography https://www.worldshakesbib.org Database: WSB Content: text/plain; charset="utf-8" TY - JOUR VL - 65 IS - 1 T2 - Milton Studies SP - 31-46 ID - bbbm414 T1 - "Milton's Shakespeare: Gentle Will, Spare John, and Plump Jack" AU - Rumrich, John PY - 2023 DA - 2026 LA - English AB - Assesses Milton’s engagement with Shakespeare through analysis of Milton’s handwritten annotations recently discovered in copy of Shakespeare First Folio held at Philadelphia Free Library (q.v.) Notes Milton’s focus on songs and masque-like entertainments and his annotations of Henry IV tetralogy, observing plays may have resonated personally with Milton in 1630s as he turned away from clear career path in Church of England towards poetic pursuits. English summary, 32. ER -