Match List I with List II

LIST I	LIST II
A Christopher Hill	I Milton
B Catherine Belsey	II Milton’s Language
C E. M. W. Tillyard	III John Milton: Language, Gender, Power
D Thomas N Corns	IV Milton and the English Revolution

The correct option is A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II.

Let us match the prominent literary critics and historians listed in List I with their corresponding works or studies on John Milton listed in List II:

1. A - Christopher Hill matches with IV - Milton and the English Revolution
Christopher Hill was a highly influential British Marxist historian who specialised in the 17th century. His landmark 1977 book, Milton and the English Revolution, examines John Milton's poetry and prose within the socio-political and radical religious contexts of the English Civil War and the Commonwealth.

2. B - Catherine Belsey matches with III - John Milton: Language, Gender, Power
Catherine Belsey was a prominent British literary critic and cultural materialist. In her 1988 book, John Milton: Language, Gender, Power, she applies post-structuralist and feminist theory to read Milton’s major works, exploring how they engage with contemporary ideas of authority, gender relations, and political power.

3. C - E. M. W. Tillyard matches with I - Milton
E. M. W. Tillyard was a distinguished English classical scholar and literary critic. His comprehensive study simply titled Milton, first published in 1930, remains a classic critical biography and literary analysis of John Milton's entire poetic career.

4. D - Thomas N. Corns matches with II - Milton’s Language
Thomas N. Corns is a leading scholar of 17th-century English literature. His work Milton's Language (1990) provides a detailed stylistic, linguistic, and historical analysis of how Milton crafted his unique prose and poetic vocabulary.

Therefore, matching the authors to their respective works gives:
A → IV
B → III
C → I
D → II