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    JOHN MILTONMilton! thou shouldst be living at this hour; England hath need of thee” are the words of William Wordsworth in his poem “London‚ 1802” (Wordsworth). Wordsworth believed England was falling apart and needed John Milton. John Milton was a seventeenth-century author‚ poet‚ critic‚ Bible scholar‚ and political leader. John Milton is famous for his many creative books and poems about what he believes and defends. John Milton’s works were influenced by the knowledge he obtained‚ the hardships

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    cayla ***** December 2‚ 2013 John Milton essay John Milton (1608 - 1674) was an English Poet with controversial opinions. He became blind in 1651‚ which in no way affected his writings and in his sonnet‚ "When I consider how my light is spent"‚ and “How Soon Hath Time”‚ the poet refers to his blindness and the use of time. From the death of his infant son‚ to the death of his wife‚ down to Milton becoming blind‚ surprisingly‚ he had yet to let these obstacles stop him from being the amazing

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    John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) also known as ‘The Renaissance poet’ was born in London on December 9‚ 1608‚ as a son of the composer John Milton and his wife Sarah Jeffrey into a middle-class family.  The senior John Milton moved to London around 1583 after being disinherited by his devout Catholic father‚ Richard Milton‚ for embracing Protestantism. In London‚ the senior John Milton married Sarah Jeffrey‚ the poet ’s mother‚ and found lasting financial success as a scrivener. Milton

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    Sonnet 16 – On His Blindness by John Milton John Milton is considered to be the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. Although his chief work is “Paradise Lost”‚ he also wrote other wonderful poems‚ prose‚ as well as sonnets‚ in which he tackles a number of subjects which range from religious to political. Rarely is one piece of writing limited to one or the other of those fields. Among all the sonnets‚ Sonnet 16 is special because

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    her thoughts on John Milton’s writing style within “Paradise Lost‚” and reveals her feeling that Milton‚ while clearly an expert of literary description‚ does very little to touch upon human passions and emotion within his poem. Upon reading “Paradise Lost‚” it is clear that Woolf has a point; extravagant descriptions of heaven‚ hell‚ angels and God abound within the epic‚ but instances of human sentiment are more difficult to come across. Woolf goes as far as to say that Milton “entirely neglects

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    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

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    Pathos‚ Logos‚ and Ethos Areopagitica and Of Education‚ written by English poet John Milton in 1664‚ is a prose‚ non-fictional book concerning the protest of people in England regarding the licensing policy. During the English Civil War Era‚ the period where this book was written‚ the British Parliament established the licensing and censorship policy to prevent any corruption of the minds to the people of England. Milton‚ on the contrary‚ disagrees with these policies addressing them as a form of violation

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    John Milton From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet‚ polemicist‚ a scholarly man of letters‚ and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval‚ and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost. Milton ’s poetry and prose reflect deep personal convictions‚ a passion for freedom and self-determination‚ and the urgent issues and political turbulence

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    by John Milton. My aim is to do an essay to analyze Paradise Lost by the English poet John Milton. I want to concentrate in the three important new concepts which appear‚ for the first time‚ in the 17th century which are reflected in Milton’s Paradise Lost: man‚ nature‚ and experience. The 17 th century was a time when a great many issues that had arisen since the Reformation came to ahead: religion‚ politics‚ power and freedom were questioned as never before. John Milton

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    and Syntax of John Milton John Milton was inspired to write a great epic‚ much like the works by Homer‚ Dante and Virgil‚ and with this inspiration he created Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost is an incredible piece of literature that tries to embody the idea of the epic poem. Milton puts a lot of effort (some even say too much effort) and significant thought into how he writes the story of The Fall of Satan‚ his infiltration of the Garden of Eden and the temptation of Adam and Eve. Milton produces this

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