John Milton (1) (1608–1674)
Author of Paradise Lost
For other authors named John Milton, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
John Milton, English scholar and classical poet, is one of the major figures of Western literature. He was born in 1608 into a prosperous London family. By the age of 17, he was proficient in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Milton attended Cambridge University, earning a B.A. and an M.A. before secluding show more himself for five years to read, write and study on his own. It is believed that Milton read evertything that had been published in Latin, Greek, and English. He was considered one of the most educated men of his time. Milton also had a reputation as a radical. After his own wife left him early in their marriage, Milton published an unpopular treatise supporting divorce in the case of incompatibility. Milton was also a vocal supporter of Oliver Cromwell and worked for him. Milton's first work, Lycidas, an elegy on the death of a classmate, was published in 1632, and he had numerous works published in the ensuing years, including Pastoral and Areopagitica. His Christian epic poem, Paradise Lost, which traced humanity's fall from divine grace, appeared in 1667, assuring his place as one of the finest non-dramatic poet of the Renaissance Age. Milton went blind at the age of 43 from the incredible strain he placed on his eyes. Amazingly, Paradise Lost and his other major works, Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, were composed after the lost of his sight. These major works were painstakingly and slowly dictated to secretaries. John Milton died in 1674. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Works by John Milton
The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton (Modern Library) (2007) — Author; Author — 207 copies
Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes (International Collectors Library) (1962) 158 copies
Areopagitica: And, of Education : With Autobiographical Passages from Other Prose Works (Crofts Classics) (1951) 132 copies
Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, and the Complete Shorter Poems (Modern Library Classics) (1600) 36 copies
MILTON Complete Poetry & Selected Prose With English Metrical Translations of the Latin, Greek and Italian Poems Edited… (1938) 20 copies
Milton 13 copies
Select Minor Poems of John Milton 12 copies
The Poetical Works of John Milton With Introductions by David Masson and Biographical Sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole (1892) — Author — 12 copies
Paradise Lost I by John Milton - Del Prado Miniature (The Miniature Classics Library) (2001) 8 copies
Defensio pro populo anglicano 8 copies
Paradise Lost II by John Milton - Del Prado Miniature (The Miniature Classics Library) (2003) 8 copies
Writings and Areopagitica 7 copies
L'Allegro and Other Poems, Paradise Lost Books I-III, With Notes For Careful Study (The Riverside Literature Series) (1895) 7 copies
The works of Mr. John Milton 6 copies
An apology for Smectymnuus with the reason of church-government by John Milton ... (1654) (2011) 5 copies
Works of John Milton. Including Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes, Areopagitica & more (Mobi Collected… (2008) 5 copies
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version) (2012) 5 copies
Paradise Lost 5 copies
The Poetical Works of John Milton, with Memoir, Explanatory and Glossarial Notes, Etc. (Lansdowne Poets) (1848) 5 copies
Samson Agonistes and Other Poems: A Broadview Anthology of British Literature Edition (Broadview Anthology of British… (2014) 5 copies
Latin Writings: A Selection (Medieval & Renaissance Texts & Studies, vol. 191) (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and… (1998) 5 copies
L'Allegro 4 copies
John Milton: Complete Works 4 copies
The works of John Milton, in verse and prose, printed from the original editions, with a life of the author by the Rev.… (1851) 4 copies
Milton's Ode On The Morning Of Christ's Nativity: L'Allegro, Il Penseroso And Lycidas (2007) 4 copies
Milton on Education: The Tractate of Education, with supplementary extracts from other writings of Milton (1970) 4 copies
Paradise regained: And other works 3 copies
The Complete Poetry 3 copies
Complete Prose Works of John Milton, Volume 5, The History of Britain and the Mi: Part I 1648-1671 & Part II 1649-1659… (1971) 3 copies
Complete Works 3 copies
Paradise Lost: "A Poem Written in Ten Books": An Authoritative Text of the 1667 First Edition (Medieval and Renaissance… (2007) 3 copies
Selected Poetry and Prose 3 copies
Paradise lost. Book 10; introduction by E. A. J. Honigmann; notes on the text by C. A. Patrides (1972) 3 copies
The Poetical Works of John Milton, with biographical notice by John Bradshaw. Paradise Lost (Canterbury Poets) (1887) 3 copies
On Shakespeare 3 copies
The Poetical Works of John Milton Volume I (one 1) Paradise Lost (complete in One volume) (2010) 3 copies
Selected Poems 3 copies
Das verlorene Paradies: Das verlorene Paradies /Das wiedergewonnene Paradies/ Simson der Kämpfer: Ausgewählte… (2008) 3 copies
A complete collection of the historical, political, and miscellaneous works of John Milton: correctly printed from the… (2015) 2 copies
The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton: With Explanatory Notes, and a Life of the Author (2015) — Author — 2 copies
The Cambridge manuscript of John Milton : Lycidas and some of the other poems, reproduced from the collotype facsimile (1933) 2 copies
Paradise Lost-and Other Poema 2 copies
The passion 2 copies
Milton on the Son of God and the Holy Spirit, from his Treatise on Christian doctrine (1973) 2 copies
The Poetical Works of John Milton: Vol. III - Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes (1882) 2 copies
Il Penseroso 2 copies
Poetical Works, Cambridge Edition 2 copies
Paradise Lost, London, 1734 2 copies
Prose Works, ed. by Robert Fletcher 2 copies
The poetical works of John Milton. Reprinted from the Chandos poets. With memoir, explanatory notes, etc (1868) 2 copies
Complete prose works of John Milton 2 copies
Nova Solyma: the ideal city, or, Jerusalem regained : an anonymous romance written in the time of Charles I, now first… (2010) 2 copies
The Paradise lost 2 copies
Paradise Lost In Plain and Simple English (A Modern Translation and the Original Version) (2012) 2 copies
The Poetical Works of John Milton. Reprinted from the Best Editions with Biographical Notice, etc. (1870) 2 copies
The John Milton Collection 2 copies
Paradise Lost vol 1 2 copies
Britain Under Trojan, Roman, Saxon Rule; England Under Richard III; The Reign Of Henry VII (1870) (2008) 2 copies
Het paradijs verloren / druk 1 2 copies
Milton [Poetic Works] Selected 2 copies
Le Paradis Perdu, Poeme, Traduit de l'Anglois de Milton en vers François: Tome Second (2012) 2 copies
THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON 2 copies
Selections From Paradise Lost 2 copies
The Poetical Works of John Milton 2 copies
Comus, Lycidas and other poems 2 copies
Paradis perdu, livres VI à XII 2 copies
A shorter Milton 1 copy
ミルトン『楽園喪失』 1 copy
Epistolarum Familiarum 1 copy
Milton's Paradise Lost : Books I and II with Introduction, Notes, and Diagrams (Classic Reprint) (2015) 1 copy
The works John Milton 1 copy
Paradise Lost, Books 1 & 11 1 copy
Lycidas, Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey & Ode on the Intimations of Immortality 1 copy
Selections from the poetical works of John Milton; with introduction, suggestions for study, notes, and glossary (2010) 1 copy
Complete Poems 1 copy
楽園の回復・闘技士サムソン 1 copy
Paradise lost. Books III, IV 1 copy
Paradise Lost, Book 9 1 copy
Sonnet 17 1 copy
Paradiso perduto, Il 1 copy
The Riverside Literature Series of Education Areopagitica the Commonwealth Selected Essays by John Milton (1911) 1 copy
The Poems of John Milton English Latin Greek & Italian Arranged in Chronological Order With Prefaces By H J C Grierson… (1925) 1 copy
Milton's Poems Vol 2 1 copy
Milton's Poems Vol 1 1 copy
Sansão Agonista 1 copy
Prose works 1641-1650 1 copy
Milton's Minor Poems 1 copy
Mask of Comus 1 copy
AREOPAGJIKA 1 copy
POETICAL WORK 1 copy
Milton"s Paradise Lost illustrated by Gustave Dorï¿Â½ edited with notes and a life of Milton by Robert… (1890) 1 copy
Another on the Same 1 copy
Sonnet 03 1 copy
Psalm 81 1 copy
Sonnet 02 1 copy
Psalm 82 1 copy
Psalm 83 1 copy
Psalm 84 1 copy
Psalm 85 1 copy
Sonnet 01 1 copy
Canzone 1 copy
Arcades 1 copy
On the University Carrier 1 copy
Sonnet 05 1 copy
Song on May Morning 1 copy
At a Solemn Musick 1 copy
Psalm 86 1 copy
Upon the Circumcision 1 copy
Psalm 136 1 copy
Psalm 87 1 copy
Psalm 88 1 copy
On the Lord General Fairfax 1 copy
To the Lord General Cromwell 1 copy
A Paraphrase on Psalm 114 1 copy
Sonnet 04 1 copy
Psalm 80 1 copy
The Fifth Ode of Horace 1 copy
Sonnet 15 1 copy
Sonnet 14 1 copy
Sonnet 13 1 copy
Sonnet 18 1 copy
Sonnet 19 1 copy
Sonnet 12 1 copy
Sonnet 11 1 copy
Psalm 01 1 copy
Psalm 03 1 copy
Psalm 08 1 copy
At a Vacation Exercise 1 copy
Psalm 04 1 copy
Psalm 05 1 copy
Sonnet 10 1 copy
Sonnet 09 1 copy
Psalm 06 1 copy
Sonnet 08 1 copy
Psalm 07 1 copy
Sonnet 07 1 copy
Sonnet 06 1 copy
The poetical works of John Milton Reprinted from the best editions, with biographical notice, etc 1 copy
Paradise Lost + Paradise Regained (2 Unabridged Classics + Original Illustrations by Gustave Doré) 1 copy
Sonnet 16 1 copy
Paradise Lost a poem 1 copy
The Poetical Works of John Milton Edited after the Original Texts by the Rev. H.C. Beeching, M.A. 1 copy
The poetical works of John Milton reprinted from best editions with biographical notice etc., 1 copy
Elegies 1 copy
Fix Here 1 copy
MacBeth, Areopagitica 1 copy
Paradise lost; a concordance — Contributor — 1 copy
The Eve of St. Agnes, Pastora Poems, L'Allegro - All in One Volume — Contributor — 1 copy
A Free Commonwealth 1 copy
Colasterion 1 copy
A Treatise of Civil Power 1 copy
Seven Laws of Teaching 1 copy
Paradise Lost + Paradise Regained (2 Unabridged Classics + Original Illustrations by Gustave Doré) 1 copy
God's Covenant of Blessing 1 copy
Psalm 02 1 copy
Poems; the 1645 ed 1 copy
Doctrina Christiana 1 copy
L'ALLEGRO IL PENSEROSO AND OTHER POEMS with Preparatory and Explanatory Notes (Maynard's English Classic… (1898) 1 copy
Milton's poetical works Volume 2: With life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes (1853) 1 copy
Various 1 copy
The Poetical Works of John Milton: Edited, with Memoir, Introductions, Notes, and an Essay on Milton's English and… (1890) 1 copy
Works 1 copy
Imagens de um mundo trêmulo 1 copy
A brief history of Moscovia and of other less-known countries lying eastward of Russia as far as Cathay, gather'd from… (1975) 1 copy
MILTON`S LYCIDAS AND OTHER POEMS — Author — 1 copy
An introduction to the prose and poetical works of John Milton: comprising all the autobiographic passages in his… (1899) 1 copy
The Poetical Works of John Milton. [Includes Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, other poems] (1882) 1 copy
Selected Essays 1 copy
JOHN MILTON COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTION 150 Works ALL poems, poetry, prose, plays, fiction, non-fiction, letters… (2013) 1 copy
Jana Miltona Ztracený ráj 1 copy
Arcades and sonnets 1 copy
The complete poetical works of Milton and Young (Blackwood's universal library of standard authors) 1 copy
Paradise Lost - Abridged 1 copy
Justo Edovardo King 1 copy
John milton t. 2 1 copy
Some newly discovered stanzas written by John Milton on engraved scenes illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses; (1973) 1 copy
Paradise Lost, etc 1 copy
Four poems 1 copy
On His Blindness (Sonnet 16) 1 copy
On the Late Massacre in Piedmont (included in The Norton Introduction to Literature - 5th Edition) 1 copy
The early poems 1 copy
بهشت گمشده، سه کتاب اول 1 copy
Poetic Works, Vol 1 1 copy
Select Prose Works of Milton, Vol. 2: Eikonoklastes; Divisions of the Commonwealth; Delineations of a Commonwealth;… (2017) 1 copy
Le Paradis perdu de Milton, suivi de Essai sur la littérature angloise, par Chateaubriand. Nouvelle… (1873) 1 copy
John Milton's Last Thoughts On the Trinity, Extr. From 'a Treatise On Christian Doctrine' [Tr. by C.R.… (2017) 1 copy
Milton On Education - The Tractate Of Education With Supplementary Extracts From Other Writings Of Milton - Cornell… (1928) 1 copy
Milton's Works 1 copy
Samson walczący 1 copy
Milton's Select Minor Poems 1 copy
The Poetical Works of John Milton ~ With Memoir, Explanatory Notes etc. (The "Grosvenor" Poets) (1896) 1 copy
Works, in Verse and Prose. Printed from the Original Editions with a Life of the Author by John Mitford; Volume 5 (2016) 1 copy
The poetical works of John Milton. In three volumes. With the life of the author, and a glossary 1 copy
Paradise lost. Volume I 1 copy
Poemata -ED. Biligue 1 copy
Areopagitica, etc 1 copy
Paradise regain'd: a poem. In four books. To which is added, Samson Agonistes; and poems upon several occasions.… (2010) 1 copy
The Poetical Works of John Milton. A New Edition, Carefully Revised, from the Texts of Thomas Newton, D.D.… (1860) 1 copy
The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Explanatory Notes, Etc.: In Two Volumes -- Vol. I (1885) 1 copy
The poetical works of John Milton :The Aldine edition of the British poets [3 Volumes] (1851) 1 copy
The Cambridge literature series : number 7 ; Milton : l'allegro, il penseroso, comus, lycidas 1 copy
Poetry & the Drama 1 copy
English poems by John Milton 1 copy
Milton [The Penguin Poets] 1 copy
The Poetical Works ...: Edited After the Original Texts by the Rev. H.C. Beeching .... [ 1900 ] (2009) 1 copy
A paraphrase on Psalm 114 1 copy
Verloren paradijs 1 copy
Paradise Lost. ... Book 1 (-2). Edited, with introduction, life of Milton, and notes by F. Storr 1 copy
Milton's Minor Poems 1 copy
Associated Works
The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost (2004) — Contributor — 1,042 copies
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Contributor, some editions — 915 copies
Essays, Civil and Moral, and The New Atlantis; Areopagitica and Tractate on Education; Religio Medici (1909) — Contributor — 541 copies
The Graphic Canon, Vol. 1: From the Epic of Gilgamesh to Shakespeare to Dangerous Liaisons (2012) — Contributor — 278 copies
Out of the Best Books: An Anthology of Literature, Vol. 3: Intelligent Family Living (1967) — Contributor — 33 copies
The Roads from Bethlehem: Christmas Literature from Writers Ancient and Modern (1993) — Contributor — 29 copies
Grolier Classics: Crime and Punishment, Diary of Samuel Pepys, Confessions of Saint Augustine, Paradise Lost (1955) 25 copies
Oogst der tijden : keur uit de werken van schrijvers en dichters aller volken en eeuwen (1940) — Contributor — 10 copies
The Great Books First Year Volume Five 9 Shakespeare Macbeth 10 Milton Areopagitica (The Great Books Foundation) (1955) 5 copies
A Book of 'Characters' from Theophrastus, Joseph Hall, Sir Thomas Overbury, Nicolas Breton, John Earle, Thomas Fuller, (1924) — Contributor — 4 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Milton, John
- Birthdate
- 1608-12-09
- Date of death
- 1674-11-08
- Burial location
- St. Giles' Church without Cripplegate, London, England
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- England, UK
- Birthplace
- Bread Street, Cheapside, London, England
- Place of death
- Bunhill, London, England
- Cause of death
- consumption
- Places of residence
- London, England
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England - Education
- Christ's College, Cambridge University (BA|1629|MA|1632)
St Paul's School, London, England - Occupations
- poet
man of letters
civil servant - Relationships
- Milton, John (father)
- Organizations
- Commonwealth of England
- Short biography
- John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, 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 (1667), written in blank verse.John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse, and widely considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written.
Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime; his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history's most influential and impassioned defences of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. His desire for freedom extended into his style: he introduced new words (coined from Latin and Ancient Greek) to the English language, and was the first modern writer to employ unrhymed verse outside of the theatre or translations.
William Hayley's 1796 biography called him the "greatest English author", and he remains generally regarded "as one of the preeminent writers in the English language", though critical reception has oscillated in the centuries since his death (often on account of his republicanism). Samuel Johnson praised Paradise Lost as "a poem which...with respect to design may claim the first place, and with respect to performance, the second, among the productions of the human mind", though he (a Tory and recipient of royal patronage) described Milton's politics as those of an "acrimonious and surly republican". Poets such as William Blake, William Wordsworth and Thomas Hardy revered him.
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Using the version edited by Barbara Lewalski- on line . . Have a library loan NSE 3d? edition, and bought a personal copy of 2d edition from ebay.
Dartmouth edu has excellent cross referenced hyperlinks
Satan is a fascinating character with all his emotional conflicts, but he is much less prominent in the last few chapters.
God is also an interesting character w a rather non chalant? attitude toward his creations.
ix 232= Milton talking smack about females. Says woman's place is in the home basically. Book 9 is disturbing on many levels
chap x definite misogeny? regarding Eve
Finished the poem just short of 8 weeks. NCE #3 is invaluable in this endeavor. Really liked the CS Lewis essays in NCE… (more)