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*Wanted to be a great poet.
*Greatly indulged by parents and studied and travelled
instead of working.
In the struggle between King Charles andParliament, Milton joined the ‘paper’ war to support Parliament.
He served under Oliver Cromwell afterthe ParliamentaryParty won the civilwars and King Charles was executed.
Milton thought the Bible alonecontained everything people neededto know for the practice of true religion.
Best of Both Worlds…
Work embodies the traditions of both the Renaissance AND the Reformation.
Wanted to create an epic poem to match Virgil or Homer.
Decided that a fit topic for an English epic was the Biblical story of the fall of Satan which, ironically, is not actually IN the Bible.
Lit as PoliticalCommentaryWhen the hated monarchy had been restored,
Milton dictated his poem about the fall from Eden and the promise of a redeemer who would restore the human race to its rightful heritage.
Milton’s greatest work, his epic Paradise Lost, is based on Genesis and his mostprominent character is Satan.
Poet addresses audience as if he is an Old Testament prophet, reminding the nation of the path from which it has strayed.
New Word: Pandemonium
Pan is Greek for all In Latin, daemonium
means demonsMilton created this
word to name Satan’s capitol city
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