MSA Dinner  For the first time since the pandemic, MSA members gathered in person for the Annual Dinner of the Milton Society of America at the Renaissance Society of America 2024 Conference in Chicago. Several scholars were honoured with MSA Awards, and Dennis Danielson graced the dinner as the Honored Scholar for 2023. After five …

Time to sign up for the MSA Dinner at RSA24 As our annual in-person MSA Dinner resumes next month at RSA Chicago, we are hoping for a great turnout. Especially after years of pandemic isolation and zoom meetings, it will be wonderful to see each other in the flesh, to share a meal, to briefly …

Attend the 2024 Milton Society Annual Dinner For the first time since the pandemic, we will be gathering in person for our Dinner and Meeting, as we honor MSA award winners and this year’s Honored Scholar, Dennis Danielson.  The 2024 MSA Dinner and Meeting will take place in the West Annex Room of the Berghoff Restaurant in …

THE BRITISH MILTON SEMINAR SPRING MEETING, 2024 Friday 8th March 2024. The Spring 2024 meeting of the British Milton Seminar will be held at Liverpool John Moores University on Friday 8th March 2024. There will be three sessions: 10.30 am–12.00 pm; 1.00–2.30 pm; 3.00–4.30 pm. We welcome proposals for 25-30-minute papers for the first two …

As promised in the August Newsletter, here is news of recent publications about Milton by MSA members. Have a look at this bumper crop of books and articles by MSA members. It heartens one about the resiliency and enduring appeal of good scholarship. In the second half of the newsletter you will find a few …

We hope this newsletter finds everyone enjoying the deep heart of summer, with friends and family and excellent books.  Here we share wonderful news to share about our Honored Scholar, a report on the recent International Milton Symposium 13 in Toronto, word of members’ career transitions, and news of upcoming conferences. We will follow up …

Here are the the latest doings in the land of Miltoniana! Upcoming MSA Events Renaissance Society of America in gorgeous, historic San Juan As a teaser for those of you who will be shortly packing bags shortly for Puerto Rico, Milton is well-represented on the annual program. It’s so heartening to see such a great …

Don’t Miss Spenser and Milton @Random coming this March! Dear Milton-reading friends and compatriots, The Milton Society of America is delighted to announce that we are teaming up with the International Spenser Society of America for a Milton and Spenser @Random event. The ISS has been hosting these delightful gatherings for some time (a zoom …

This is just a reminder to all MSA members to please nominate yourselves and/or colleagues for: And, if you haven’t renewed your membership, now’s the time! Our new system requires members to actively reestablish membership each year, so please take a moment to log in and re-up. Yes, that includes Lifetime Members and even you, …

Dear Friends and Colleagues, We hope this newsletter finds you looking forward to a joyful December with friends, family, and good books. May we all nurture the hope, as Milton did, that this holiday season might bring in “a universal peace through sea and land.” Below, you’ll find the latest in the MSA community, and …