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'''John Milton''' (1608-74) was an English poet and writer; he was the chief literary spokesman for the [[Puritan]] revolution. An intensely reliigious Protestant, Milton's most famous work is the epic poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]''. Many experts consider it the greatest epic poem in the English language. The poem was written in blank verse in 1658-63, when Milton was totally blind.
'''John Milton''' (1608-74) was an English poet and writer; he was the chief literary spokesman for the [[Puritan]] revolution. An intensely religious Protestant, Milton's most famous work is the epic poem ''[[Paradise Lost]]''. Many experts consider it the greatest epic poem in the English language. The poem was written in blank verse in 1658-63, when Milton was totally blind.
He was a graduate of Christ College, Cambridge.
He was a graduate of Christ's College, Cambridge.
He was an opponent of King [[Charles I]] and a leading spokesman for [[Oliver Cromwell]]. In politics he advocated [[republicanism]] and a form of [[Libertarianism]]. Kings were not needed to make a nation, he argued, because it was the virtue of the people that mattered:
He was an opponent of King [[Charles I]] and a leading spokesman for [[Oliver Cromwell]]. In politics he advocated [[republicanism]] and a form of [[Libertarianism]]. Kings were not needed to make a nation, he argued, because it was the virtue of the people that mattered: