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John Milton

Born

in Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England

December 09, 1608

Died

November 08, 1674

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milton

Genre

Poetry, Politics

Influences

William Shakespeare, Ovid, Henry More, Oliver Cromwell, Bede, Dante Al ...more

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People best know John Milton, English scholar, for Paradise Lost , the epic poem of 1667 and an account of fall of humanity from grace.

Beelzebub, one fallen angel in Paradise Lost, of John Milton, lay in power next to Satan.

Belial, one fallen angel, rebelled against God in Paradise Lost of John Milton.

John Milton, polemicist, man of letters, served the civil Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote in blank verse at a time of religious flux and political upheaval.

Prose of John Milton reflects deep personal convictions, a passion for freedom and self-determination, and the urgent issues and political turbulence of his day. He wrote in Latin, Greek, and Italian and achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebra ...more

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	Paradise Lost 3.86 avg rating — 184,691 ratings — published 1667 — 5078 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained by John Milton, Christopher Ricks (Editor) 4.07 avg rating — 8,013 ratings — published 1667 — 215 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Poetry by John Milton, John T. Shawcross (Editor) 4.06 avg rating — 3,733 ratings — published 1645 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradise Regained 3.69 avg rating — 3,668 ratings — published 1671 — 720 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Samson Agonistes 3.76 avg rating — 3,060 ratings — published 1671 — 196 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Areopagitica 3.85 avg rating — 2,638 ratings — published 1644 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Complete Poems and Major Prose by John Milton, Merritt Yerkes Hughes (Editor) 4.18 avg rating — 1,146 ratings — published 1957 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradise Lost and Other Poems by John Milton, Edward Le Comte (Editor) 3.99 avg rating — 878 ratings — published 1674 — 46 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Riverside Milton by John Milton, Roy C. Flannagan (Editor) 4.26 avg rating — 773 ratings — published 1976 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paradise Lost, Book 1 3.67 avg rating — 751 ratings — published 1667 — 142 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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