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* [http://www.questia.com/library/literature/literature-of-specific-countries/british-literature/17th-century/john-milton.jsp online books and articles on Milton] | * [http://www.questia.com/library/literature/literature-of-specific-countries/british-literature/17th-century/john-milton.jsp online books and articles on Milton] | ||
===Primary sources=== | ===Primary sources=== | ||
| − | *[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/areopagitica/ ''Areopagitica''] from Dartmouth College | + | *[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/areopagitica/ ''Areopagitica''] text and commentary from Dartmouth College |
| − | *[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/pl/intro/index.shtml ''Paradise Lost''] | + | *[http://www.dartmouth.edu/~milton/reading_room/pl/intro/index.shtml ''Paradise Lost''] text and commentary from Dartmouth College |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2008/12/09/interview-with-leland-ryken-about/ "An Interview with Leland Ryken about Milton’s Paradise Lost" ''The Gospel Center'' Dec. 9, 2008] Ryken is professor at Wheaton College, an Evangelical center | * [http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2008/12/09/interview-with-leland-ryken-about/ "An Interview with Leland Ryken about Milton’s Paradise Lost" ''The Gospel Center'' Dec. 9, 2008] Ryken is professor at Wheaton College, an Evangelical center | ||
Revision as of 21:56, October 29, 2009
John Milton (1608-74) was an English poet and writer; he was the chief literary spokesman for the Puritan revolution. 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 and in hiding from the government.
He was a graduate of Christ College, Cambridge.
He was an opponent of King Charles I and supporter of Oliver Cromwell. In politics he advocated republicanism and a form of Libertarianism. His Areopagitica (1644) strongly condemned the censorship of ideas and has become a canononical work regarding Freedom of Speech.
Further reading
- Bradford, Richard. The Complete Critical Guide to John Milton (2001) online edition
- online books and articles on Milton
Primary sources
- Areopagitica text and commentary from Dartmouth College
- Paradise Lost text and commentary from Dartmouth College
External links
- "An Interview with Leland Ryken about Milton’s Paradise Lost" The Gospel Center Dec. 9, 2008 Ryken is professor at Wheaton College, an Evangelical center