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John Milton

John Milton

John Milton (1608–1674) was an English poet and civil servant who lived mainly in London.

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Poems and plays

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Milton's Comus

A young woman resists a magician's promises of pleasure.

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Paradise Lost

Satan seeks revenge through the temptation of Adam and Eve.

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Paradise Regained

Jesus faces Satan’s temptations during forty days in the wilderness.

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The Poetical Works of John Milton

Poems consider faith, freedom, grief, temptation, and human choice.

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Milton: Minor Poems

Shorter poems bring together faith, loss, pleasure, and reflection.

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Letters and non-fiction

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Areopagitica

A case against requiring official approval before books are printed.

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About John Milton

John Milton (1608–1674) was an English poet and civil servant who lived mainly in London. He wrote poetry and prose, including Comus (1634), Areopagitica (1644), Paradise Lost (1667), and Paradise Regained (1671). He served as secretary for foreign tongues under England’s Commonwealth government. He became blind in 1652.

Born
1608
Died
1674

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