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Poems of John Milton

Poems of John Milton( )
Author: Milton, John
Tomalin, Claire
ISBN:978-0-14-042475-1
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Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $19.95
Book Description:

John Milton wrote some of the greatest poetry in the English language, filled with drama and energy. This selection celebrates the best of his verse in all its richness and variety, setting Milton's work against the arc of his turbulent life. Here are schoolboy writings and the verses of the university wit, sonnets on spring, love, time, work and ambition, a political protest and, most movingly, a dream of his dead second wife. There are extracts from the epic...
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Book Details
Pages:112
Detailed Subjects: Poetry / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.335 x 20.955 x 1.524 cm
Book Weight:0.245 Kilograms
Author Biography
Milton, John (Author)
John Milton, English scholar and classical poet, is one of the major figures of Western literature. He was born in 1608 into a prosperous London family. By the age of 17, he was proficient in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Milton attended Cambridge University, earning a B.A. and an M.A. before secluding himself for five years to read, write and study on his own. It is believed that Milton read everything that had been published in Latin, Greek, and English. He was considered one of the most educated men of his time.

Milton also had a reputation as a radical. After his own wife left him early in their marriage, Milton published an unpopular treatise supporting divorce in the case of incompatibility. Milton was also a vocal supporter of Oliver Cromwell and worked for him.

Milton's first work, Lycidas, an elegy on the death of a classmate, was published in 1632, and he had numerous works published in the ensuing years, including Pastoral and Areopagitica. His Christian epic poem, Paradise Lost, which traced humanity's fall from divine grace, appeared in 1667, assuring his place as one of the finest non-dramatic poet of the Renaissance Age. Milton went blind at the age of 43 from the incredible strain he placed on his eyes. Amazingly, Paradise Lost and his other major works, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, were composed after the lost of his sight. These major works were painstakingly and slowly dictated to secretaries.

John Milton died in 1674.

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