Milton and his Life
John Milton was born in London. He is known for being one of the greatest poets of the English language, best known for his epic poem PARADISE LOST, written in 1667. Milton's poetry has been said to be powerful and having rhetoric prose and a huge influence on the 18th century verse. Milton has also published pamphlets defending civil and religious rights.
Milton was educated at Saint Paul's School and Christ's College, University of Cambridge. He first attended to become a clergyman in the Church of England but then he grew dissatisfaction with the state of the Anglican clergy and began developing poetic interest. From 1632 to 1638 he prepared himself for his poetic career by entering upon an ambitious program of reading the Latin and Greek classics and political history. He then settled in London and began writing a series of social, religious, and political tracts. In 1642 he married Mary Powell, who left him after a few weeks because their......
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