'''''Paradise Lost''''' is an epic poem by [[John Milton]], originally published in 1667. It describes [[Satan]] and the the fall of man in 12 books. Many contemporary scholars consider it the greatest modern epic and a valuable treatise on the nature of mankind as a faulted being.
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'''''Paradise Lost''''' is an epic poem by [[John Milton]], originally published in 1667. It describes [[Satan]] and the fall of man in 12 books. Many contemporary scholars consider it the greatest modern epic and a valuable treatise on the nature of mankind as a faulted being.
Milton followed up with ''Paradise Regained'' in 1671 which described the temptations of Christ.
Milton followed up with ''Paradise Regained'' in 1671 which described the temptations of Christ.