John Milton Research Paper
John Milton’s Paradise
In the seventeenth century, John Milton made his first poetic appearance, influencing and writing in the eighteenth century restoration literary period. Little did those around him know, he would be a prodigious hit in the world of poetry. Milton is regarded as one of the most prominent writers in the English language and as an advocate of world importance. The paradise that Milton brought to the world of poetry has influenced the works of poetry for centuries.
John Milton was more than just an English poet; he was a dramatist, essayist, historian, and a major influence in the eighteenth century restoration literary time period. From the beginning, John Milton showed great promise in becoming successful. Milton was …show more content…
Many of Milton’s writings were based on events and his opinion of occurrences happening around him. Milton confronted the public events of the world that hurt him most. However, much of what Milton wrote was during the Civil War. For example, in 1641, Milton published “Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline” regarding the issues he had with the church. Furthermore, Milton wrote “The Reason for Church Government” in 1642, this being strictly his opinion of why there should be church government. Also, Edward King, whom he studied with at Cambridge College, drowned. This influenced the major works of “Lycidas”, the poem he dedicated in Edward King’s memory …show more content…
“Paradise Lost” is far from being the only piece of work by Milton that was criticised as well as praised. Critics throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries upheld Milton’s achievements. In fact, William Wordsworth, English romantic poet, hailed Milton’s libertarian ideas for writing. Matthew Arnold, English poet and crucial critic, viewed Milton as an English genius. James Russell Lowell, American romantic poet, once said, “If he (Milton) is blind, it is with excess of his light, it is a divine partiality, an overshadowing with angels’ wings.” Harold Bloom made Milton’s poetry central to his theory of literary influence. However, T.S Eliot began attacking what he perceived as the wooden style and structure of Milton’s work. Milton was scorned by many contemporaries for his anti-clerical and anti-moralist stances. Samuel Johnson also claimed that the poem “Lycidas” was cold and mechanical
In the seventeenth century, John Milton made his first poetic appearance, influencing and writing in the eighteenth century restoration literary period. Little did those around him know, he would be a prodigious hit in the world of poetry. Milton is regarded as one of the most prominent writers in the English language and as an advocate of world importance. The paradise that Milton brought to the world of poetry has influenced the works of poetry for centuries.
John Milton was more than just an English poet; he was a dramatist, essayist, historian, and a major influence in the eighteenth century restoration literary time period. From the beginning, John Milton showed great promise in becoming successful. Milton was …show more content…
Many of Milton’s writings were based on events and his opinion of occurrences happening around him. Milton confronted the public events of the world that hurt him most. However, much of what Milton wrote was during the Civil War. For example, in 1641, Milton published “Of Reformation Touching Church-Discipline” regarding the issues he had with the church. Furthermore, Milton wrote “The Reason for Church Government” in 1642, this being strictly his opinion of why there should be church government. Also, Edward King, whom he studied with at Cambridge College, drowned. This influenced the major works of “Lycidas”, the poem he dedicated in Edward King’s memory …show more content…
“Paradise Lost” is far from being the only piece of work by Milton that was criticised as well as praised. Critics throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries upheld Milton’s achievements. In fact, William Wordsworth, English romantic poet, hailed Milton’s libertarian ideas for writing. Matthew Arnold, English poet and crucial critic, viewed Milton as an English genius. James Russell Lowell, American romantic poet, once said, “If he (Milton) is blind, it is with excess of his light, it is a divine partiality, an overshadowing with angels’ wings.” Harold Bloom made Milton’s poetry central to his theory of literary influence. However, T.S Eliot began attacking what he perceived as the wooden style and structure of Milton’s work. Milton was scorned by many contemporaries for his anti-clerical and anti-moralist stances. Samuel Johnson also claimed that the poem “Lycidas” was cold and mechanical