Orlando Reade's fascinating history of John Milton's epic shows that Paradise Lost may still be a poem for our times, writes Claire Allfree.
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Musicians have long taken inspiration from poetry for their work; here are four rock songs that pull from well-known poems.
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Sometime in 1638, John Milton visited Galileo Galilei in Florence. The great astronomer was old and blind and under house arrest,...
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A transformative visit to Catholic Florence inspired the Puritan poet to write his epic masterpiece, a BBC documentary reveals
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John Milton - Poet, Paradise Lost, Sonnets: By the time he returned to England in 1639, Milton had manifested remarkable talent as a linguist and translator...
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On the 400th anniversary of the birth of John Milton, fans around the world are celebrating with literary events, exhibits and readings of...
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The greatest epic poem in the English language, John Milton's Paradise Lost, has divided critics – but its influence on English literature...
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John Milton, by then completely blind, composed his epic poem by dictation.
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A Cambridge literary scholar suggests that the handwriting on a Shakespeare First Folio in Philadelphia matches that of the Paradise Lost poet, John Milton.
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Rutgers' collection of rare books by John Milton is open to the public and contains many surprises – including annotations by famous writers...
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