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John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including twelve books, was written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval.
Aug 16, 2024 · John Milton, English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. He is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.
Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse.
John Milton’s career as a writer of prose and poetry spans three distinct eras: Stuart England; the Civil War (1642-1648) and Interregnum, including the Commonwealth (1649-1653) and Protectorate (1654-1660); and the Restoration.
John Milton, (born Dec. 9, 1608, London, Eng.—died Nov. 8?, 1674, London?), English poet and pamphleteer. Milton attended the University of Cambridge (1625–32), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English; these include the companion poems “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso,” both written c. 1631.
John Milton - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, into a middle-class family.
Things unattempted yet in Prose or Rhime. And justifie the wayes of God to men. For one restraint, Lords of the World besides? Who first seduc'd them to that foul revolt? With vain attempt. Him the Almighty Power. Who durst defie th' Omnipotent to Arms. As from the Center thrice to th' utmost Pole. O how unlike the place from whence they fell!
Sep 14, 2024 · John Milton (born December 9, 1608, London, England—died November 8?, 1674, London?) was an English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.
The poetic style of John Milton, also known as Miltonic verse, Miltonic epic, or Miltonic blank verse, was a highly influential poetic structure popularized by Milton. Although Milton wrote earlier poetry, his influence is largely grounded in his later poems: Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
John Milton was a renowned 17th-century English poet, polemicist, and civil servant, best known for his epic poem “Paradise Lost.” Despite going blind in his forties, Milton continued to write and publish influential works on politics, religion, and literature.
