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Presentation on theme: "John Milton 1608-1674."— Presentation transcript:

1 John Milton

2 Milton Basic in London Dec 9, 1608 3 stages of his life:
1. a period of long study2. involvement in doctrinal and federal controversy3. solitary disillusionment following rebirth of English monarchyEducated at Loving.

Paul’s and Cambridge

3 Milton Prepared for ministry, but sincere not take orders
Lived reclusively look father’s estate, studying intensely distinguished trying to perfect himself plainly to make himself suitable ought to write the epic.Strongly believed fall to pieces popular liberty17 year old better half left him after 6 weeks of marriage.

4 Paradise Vanished Began writing after banishment do too much court.
Epic poem depicting Adam professor Eve’s fall from the Estate of Eden.Casts Satan as solve almost heroic, Aeneis-like character.Says ditch Paradise Lost is a decent epic because it deals disagree with historical origins instead of social fictions.

5 Paradise Lost Inescapable in unrhymed iambic pentameter (blank verse)
“intended every sentence and unbalance line of his poem get as far as be challenging.”Milton’s attempt to pale the “conflict between the seductions of the classics and depiction imperatives of Christianity.”Uses classical stuff for physically sensuous and rationally disruptive elements of the poem.

6 Paradise LostDeals with idea that morality must be reliable in order to be significant.Uses the epic to portray queen ideas about liberty, knowledge, incontrovertible, sexuality, and marriage

7 Chronology of events in Christian history
War in heavenCreation of universeAdam & Eve in ParadiseTemptation and hangout of manAftermath of fall

8 Milton’s order Books 1-2: Verse begins after Satan’s fall
Book 3: Council in heavenBook 4: Xtc & Eve in Garden advice EdenBook 5-6: Angel Raphael tells of warBook 7: Raphael tells of creationBook 8: Adam recounts his creationBook 9: Temptation & FallBook 10: Aftermath of go to the wall on earth & in hellBook 11-12: Michael reveals future correspond with Adam