John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse
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Aug 16, 2024 ˇ John Milton, English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare.
John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, religious thinker, and civil servant for the English Commonwealth Government.
John Milton
Former Secretary for Foreign Tongues to the Commonwealth Council of State
John Milton was an English writer of poetry and prose during times of war, religious change and political upheaval in England. ... Google Books
Born: December 9, 1608, Bread Street, London, United Kingdom
Died: November 8, 1674 (age 65 years), Bunhill Row, London, United Kingdom
Influenced by: William Shakespeare, John Donne, Edmund Spenser, and more
Children: John Milton, Deborah Powell Milton, Mary Milton, and more
Spouse: Elizabeth Mynshull (m. 1662–1674), Katherine Woodcock (m. 1656–1658), and Mary Powell (m. 1642–1652)
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John Milton's career as a writer of prose and poetry spans three distinct eras: Stuart England; the Civil War (1642-1648) and Interregnum.
May 26, 2008 ˇ John Milton was born on December 9, 1608, in London. His father was a scrivener, a job that went beyond the drawing up of legal documents and ...
John Milton was born in London on December 9, 1608, into a middle-class family. He was educated at St. Paul's School, then at Christ's College, Cambridge.
Top John Milton titles ; Milton's Paradise Lost: Illustrated by Gustave Doré (Arcturus Epic Classics) ; Paradise Lost (Norton Critical Editions) ; Paradise Lost ...
John Milton (1608-1674) ranks among the greatest poets of the English language. He is best known for the epic poem Paradise Lost (1667).
May 15, 2024 ˇ John Milton (1608-1674) was a poet and civil servant living during one of the most volatile periods of English history ˇ Paradise Lost, his epic ...
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell.