John Milton (1608-74) has a strong claim to be considered the greatest English poet after Skakespeare. His early poems, collected and published in 1645, include the much loved pair 'L'Allegro' and 'Il Penseroso' ('the cheerful man and the thoughtful man'), 'Lycidas' (his great elegy on a fellow poet) and 'Comus' (the one masque which is still ...

John Milton is widely regarded as one of the greatest poets in English literature, though his oeuvre has drawn criticism from notable figures, including T. S. Eliot and Joseph Addison. According to some scholars, Milton was second in influence to none but William Shakespeare .

A summary of the epic masterpiece in plain English for the lazy student or teacher in need. It's a line-by-line, side-by-side paraphrasing of the poem, just in case reading literature from cover to cover isn't your thing. This is John Milton's Paradise Lost in translation.

2016年2月24日 · Poems of Mr. John Milton : both English and Latin, compos'd at several times : printed by his true copies : the songs were set in musick by Mr. Henry Lawes, gentleman of the Kings Chappel, and one of His Maiesties private musick : printed and publish'd according to order by Milton, John, 1608-1674; Milton, John, 1608-1674.

The extensive notes cover syntax, vocabulary, historical context, and biblical and classical allusions. The introduction traces both Milton's changing conception of his own vocation, and the...

During the English Civil War, Milton championed the cause of the Puritans and Oliver Cromwell, writing a series of pamphlets on divorce, the freedom of the press, and support for the regicides. He also served as secretary for foreign languages in Cromwell's government.

John Milton (1608 – 1674) was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse, and widely ...

John Milton wrote poetry of such sublime beauty that he managed, through its universal influence, to transform the character of the English language. From his astonishing epic Paradise Lost , with its magnificent blank verse and mesmerizing characters, to the tragic brilliance of Samson Agonistes , Milton engaged the political and religious ...

John Milton's literary career can be divided into three clear and well-marked periods. Of these the first was the period of training, education and literary apprenticeship; the second was the period of political strife and turmoil; while the third was the period of the great poems.