1608–1674 · English poet
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
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | 1637 | Milton's Comus A young woman resists a magician's promises of pleasure. | Play | 5 h 11 min | Free to startRead free |
| 2 | 1667 | Paradise Lost Satan seeks revenge through the temptation of Adam and Eve. | Poems | 9 h 1 min | Free to startRead free |
| 3 | 1671 | Paradise Regained Jesus faces Satan’s temptations during forty days in the wilderness. | Poems | 1 h 48 min | FreeRead free · no sign-up |
| 4 | · | The Poetical Works of John Milton Poems consider faith, freedom, grief, temptation, and human choice. | Poems | 16 h 53 min | Free to startRead free |
| 5 | · | Milton: Minor Poems Shorter poems bring together faith, loss, pleasure, and reflection. | Poems | 4 h 35 min | Free to startRead free |
Letters and non-fiction
| # | First published | Book | Kind | Listening time | Read |
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| 1 | 1644 | Areopagitica A case against requiring official approval before books are printed. | Non-fiction | 2 h 1 min | FreeRead free · no sign-up |
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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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