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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Paradise Lost – John Milton
As previously discussed the epic blank verse poem Paradise Lost was a sort of mirror to Virgil’s Aeneid. It is considered by critics to be Milton’s major work. The poem relates the Biblical tale of the fall of man through the temptation of … Continue reading
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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Paradise Regained – John Milton
John Milton died on November 8, 1674. Subsequent to writing Paradise Lost, English poet John Milton published Paradise Regained in 1671. Both works share similar theological themes and the use of blank verse. The latter work, however, deals primarily with the temptation … Continue reading
Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Paradise Lost – John Milton
John Milton was a 17th Century English poet. He is considered one of greatest of the English poets ever. His major work is said to be Paradise Lost. It is an epic poem written in blank verse and consists depending on … Continue reading
Thought For the Day: Good Books With Purpose Should Be Censored With Care
“As good, almost, kill a man as kill a good book.” – John Milton This work may be read in its entirety here: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/areopagitica/text.html Or listened to here:
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