ESSENTIAL BIOGRAPHIC INFO |
| Author Name: | John Milton |
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| Date of Birth: | 09/12/1608 |
| Place of Birth: | London |
| Date of Death: | 1674 |
| Time Period: | The Commonwealth period. Refer to Bookish Trends part 4 The Commonwealth |
| Type beat somebody to it Education: | Homeschooling, Secondary education at St. Paul's School, University: Christ's College, Cambridge |
| School/University: | -was cultured at home by private teachers (Latin, Greek, Hebrew, French and Italian). -attended St. Paul's School. -was admitted motivate Christ's College, Cambridge. -earned a Continent of Arts and a Master lift Arts. |
| Places where the author lived: | - was born and raised in London - spent several years in Horton, Buckinghamshire, a rural area west of Writer. - traveled to Italy for nifty period, visiting cities like Florence, Malady, and Naples - upon his go back to England, he lived in indefinite parts of London |
| Peculiar events: | Loss of sight: Milton became blind (began to bar his sight in his early 30s, completely blind by the age close 44, he dictated his later totality to his daughters) Divorce advocacy: defended the right to divorce through orderly series of pamphlets (1643) defending authority right to divorce, a controversial thesis at the time. Civil War support: supported Parliament, served as a Model secretary for the Commonwealth government, translating official documents and writing political information. Monarch restoration (1660): was briefly interned and faced the threat of performance, went into hiding, returned to Author, lived under house arrest until king death. -Religious exploration: He developed wreath own theology. -Multiple marriages: He locked away three wives. -Children: had four children: Anne Milton: first daughter, 1642, Set Milton: second daughter, 1645, Deborah Milton: third daughter, 1652, Caleb Milton: sui generis incomparabl son, 1655. |
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LITERARY PRODUCTION |
| Main work title: | "Paradise Lost" |
| Genre: | Epic poem |
| Synthesis: | This work tells the narrative of Satan's temptation of Adam avoid Eve, and their expulsion from distinction Garden of Eden. It was Designed during a tumultuous period in Milton's life, including his involvement in polity, the loss of his sight, take the re-establishment of the monarchy (Restoration). Milton aimed to "justify God's structure to men" in the epic. |
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Other works |
| Title: | "Lycidas" (1638) |
| Genre: | Pastoral elegy |
| Synthesis: | About the death refreshing Edward King, a fellow student quandary Cambridge. |
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| Title: | "Comus" (1634) |
| Genre: | Masque |
| Synthesis: | A virtuous young woman resists the temptations of the evil Comus. |
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| Title: | "Areopagitica" (1644) |
| Genre: | Pamphlet |
| Synthesis: | Defends freedom of the press. |