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John Milton

John Milton was an English poet, author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost.
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English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)

Born 9 December 1608
Died 8 November 1674

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  • Cover of: Milton's L'allegro, Il penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas
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    First published in 1900 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Minor poems
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    First published in 1911 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: English prose writings of John Milton
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    Cover of edition englishprosewrit0000milt Cover of edition englishprosewrit0000john First published in 1889 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: The British Tradition
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    Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000na_g3o5 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q1q2 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c2c0 Cover of edition isbn_9780130548085 First published in 2002 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Private correspondence and academic exercises
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    First published in 1932 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Comus: a masque in two acts : altered from Milton

    First published in 1749 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The poetical works of John Milton

    First published in 1843 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The prose works of John Milton: with an introductory review

    First published in 1833 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Milton's poetical works: with life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes
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    Cover of edition miltonspoetical00miltgoog First published in 1830 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The Latin and Italian poems of Milton.
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    Cover of edition latinanditalianp00miltuoft First published in 1808 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Paradise Regained

    First published in 2016 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Comus: A Mask

    First published in 2017 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Paradise Regained

    First published in 2001 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Paraiso Perdido y el Paraiso Recobrado

    First published in 2010 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Minor Poems of John Milton

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  • Cover of: Prose Works of John Milton: Containing the First Book of A Treatise on Christian Doctrine

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  • Cover of: Eikonoklastes: In Answer to A Book Intitled, Eikon Basilike, the Portraiture of His Sacred Majesty in His Solitudes and Sufferings

    First published in 2008 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Cowper's Milton V2

    First published in 2008 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various Authors, Principally from the Editions of Thomas Newton, Charles Dunster and Thomas Warton;

    First published in 2010 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Paradise Regain'D: A poem. in four books. to which Is added Samson Agonistes; and Poems upon several occasions. with a tractate of education. the Auth

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Photo of John Milton

English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)

Born 9 December 1608
Died 8 November 1674

Subjects

Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, Fall of man, Bible, History of Biblical events, Early works to 1800, English poetry, Bible, history of biblical events, poetry, History, Freedom of the press, Freedom of the press, great britain, Criticism and interpretation, Education, English literature, Milton, john, 1608-1674, Episcopacy, Fiction, romance, general, Illustrations, Controversial literature, Divorce, Politics and government, English Sonnets, Church of England, Eikon basilike, Marriage law

Places

Great Britain, England, Russia, Soviet Union, Araby, Araby bazaar, France, North Richmond Street, United States, Bath, Cambridge, Carthage, Developing countries, Earth, Eden, English literature, Grande-Bretagne, Hammersmith (London), Harefield, Hell, Ireland, Italy, Jin dai, London, London (England)

People

John Milton (1608-1674), Adam (Biblical figure), Eve (Biblical figure), Charles I King of England (1600-1649), Samson (Biblical judge), Claude Saumaise (1588-1653), Jesus Christ, Smectymnuus, Joseph Hall (1574-1656), Charles Diodati (1608?-1638), Edward King (1612-1637), Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547), Richard III King of England (1452-1485), Charles Diodati (1609 or 10-1638), Claudius Salmasius (1588-1653), Peter Du Moulin (1601-1684), Dudley Diggs (1613-1643), Henry Parker (1604-1652), Judge of Israel Samson, Mangan's sister, Matthew Griffith (1599?-1665), A. W. Verity (1863-1937), Alexander More (1769-1842), Alfred Doolittle, Alice Egerton Derby Countess of (1559-1637)

Time

17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, To 1066, Charles I, 1625-1649, 1649-1660, Civil War, 1642-1649, 1533-1613, To 1533, 19th century, Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660, 1613-1689, 1625-1649, 1642-1660, 18th century, Revolution, 1789-1799, 15th and 16th centuries, 16th century, 17e siècle, 1912, 20th century, Classical period, 1500-1700, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, Rebellion of 1641, Revolution of 1688, Vroeg-modern, 1500-1700

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  • Milton, John
  • Milton, John, 1608-1674.

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October 27, 2024 Edited by Tom Morris Remove bad AKAs
February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
February 27, 2024 Edited by Drini merge authors
April 5, 2022 Edited by AgentSapphire undo merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID