John Milton
(1608/12/09 - 1674/11/08)
*English poet and essayist
One of the great British poets.
Works: Paradise Lost, Lycidas...
Genre: Poetry, essay
Parents: Sarah Jeffrey and John
Milton
Spouses: Mary Powell,
Katherine Woodcock, Elizabeth
Minshul
Children: Anne, Mary, John
Born
John Milton was born on 9
December 1608 in London.
Son of Sarah Jeffrey and John Milton,
composer.
He attended St Paul's School and
Christ's
College,
Cambridge
University.
From 1638 to 1639 he travelled in
France and Italy, where he came into
contact with literary figures of the
time. He settled in London and
began writing a series of social,
religious and political treatises.
Background of plays
His work is marked by a great
knowledge of Latin, Greek and
Hebrew classics.
Early plays
His early works include the ode 'The
Morning of Christ's Birth' (1629), the
sonnet 'On Shakespeare' (1630),
'L'Allegro' and 'Il Penseroso' (both
probably 1631), 'Time' (c.1632), 'A
Solemn Music' (1632-c.1633), the
masquerades Arcades (1632-c.1634)
and Comus (1634), and the elegy
Lycidas (1637)
Parents
In 1642, he married Mary Powell,
who left him weeks later, although
they were reconciled in 1645. They
were the parents of Anne, Mary and
John.
Against the church
From 1640 to 1660, he devoted
himself mainly to writing essays in
which he attacked the bishops and
defended the need to spread the
spirit of English reform.
The Trials
The first of the published essays was
Reforms of Church Discipline in
England (1641); while the most
comprehensive and elaborate was
The Reason of Church Government
(1641-1642).
He wrote the Doctrine and Discipline
of Divorce (1643) and the most
famous of his prose works,
Areopagitica (1644).
Death
John Milton died in London on 8
November 1674.
List of plays
The Morning of Christ's Birth (1629)
On Shakespeare (1630)
L'Allegro (1631)
Time (1632)
Arcades (1634)
Lycidas (1637)
Reforms of Church Discipline in
England (1641)
The Reason of Church Government
(1641-1642)
Samson Agonistes (1671)
Areopagitica (1644)
Paradise Lost (1667)
Paradise Regained (1671)
“BIOGRAPHY OF
JOHN MILTON”
Student:
Luis Fernando Rios
Choquecondo
Masterpiece
During his years as an essayist and
politician he composed part of his
great epic poem, Paradise Lost, as
well as 17 sonnets. Paradise Lost is
considered his masterpiece and one
of the great poems of world
literature. In its twelve cantos it tells
the story of the fall of Adam.
Speciality:
English-Languages
Semester:
VIII
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