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John Milton
1608–1674 · English
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John Milton (1608–1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant, regarded as one of the greatest writers in the English language. Educated at Cambridge, he traveled widely and became deeply engaged in the political and religious conflicts of his time, serving as Latin Secretary under Oliver Cromwell. His early works include the pastoral elegy Lycidas and the masque Comus. After going completely blind in his forties, Milton composed his magnum opus, Paradise Lost (1667), an epic poem in blank verse that retells the biblical story of the Fall of Man, exploring themes of obedience, free will, and redemption. He followed it with Paradise Regained and the tragedy Samson Agonistes. Milton’s influence on English poetry, particularly through his innovative use of blank verse and complex characterization of Satan, has been immense, shaping the works of later poets from the Romantics to the moderns.
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