THE ORIGINALS PARADISE LOST

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Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.
British poet and polemicist John Milton (December 9, 1608–November 8, 1674) is best known for his epic poem, Paradise Lost. Almost 11,000 lines long, Paradise Lost was published in 10 books in 1667 and then in 12 books in 1674. In the poem, Milton chronicles the downfall of Adam and Eve, the confrontation between the Son of God and Satan, and the redemption of mankind through the Son’s supreme act of sacrifice. The central argument of the epic, which deals with the lofty themes of war, love, and heroism is to “justify the ways of God to man.” Milton employed a grand style to match the poem’s theme and tone. The metre, which he described as “English heroic verse without rhyme”, resembles those used by Homer in Greek and Virgil in Latin.
While Classical epics valourised heroes for their passions and vainglorious battlefield exploits, Paradise Lost hails Christian heroism, which is exemplified by generosity, self-sacrifice, patience, and meekness.

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John Milton (December 9, 1608–November 8, 1674) was a British poet, polemicist, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. His works reflect the turbulent religious and political churnings of his time and is animated by his passion for freedom. His Areopagitica (1644), which strongly condemns prepublication censorship, is a seminal tract in defence of free speech and freedom of the press. Fluent in several languages, Milton wrote in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian. His first published poem was On Shakespear (1630), anonymously included in the Second Folio edition of William Shakespeare. His pastoral elegy, Lycidas, which commemorates the death of a fellow student at Cambridge, was published in 1638 in the compilation, Justa Edouardo King Naufrago (Obsequies in Memory of Edward King). This allegorical poem is considered to be one of the finest examples of the genre. Milton lost his sight in 1652. He continued to write despite his blindness and his most famous work, the epic poem, Paradise Lost, was completed when he was blind.

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08P2FK3XK
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Om Books International (20 August 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English

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