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John Milton
1608–1674
Best known for the majestic epic Paradise Lost, this towering 17th-century writer joined grand poetry with fierce arguments about politics, religion, and freedom of expression. His work still feels alive because it asks huge questions about power, conscience, rebellion, and human choice.
14 Audiobooks
The Poetical Works of John Milton
by John Milton
Paradise Regained
by John Milton
Areopagitica A Speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England
by John Milton
Paradise Lost
by John Milton
Milton's Comus
by John Milton
Milton: Minor Poems
by John Milton
Le Paradis Perdu
by John Milton
Paradise Lost
by John Milton
L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas
by John Milton
Poemata : Latin, Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton
by John Milton
El paraíso perdido
by John Milton
On the morning of Christ's nativity : an ode
by John Milton
About the author
Born in London in 1608, John Milton was educated at St Paul's School and Christ's College, Cambridge. He became one of England's greatest poets, but he was also deeply involved in the public arguments of his time, writing pamphlets on church government, marriage, and freedom of the press.
During the English Commonwealth, Milton served the government as Latin Secretary, using his learning and language skills in public service. He later lost his sight, yet in blindness he produced the works for which he is most famous, especially Paradise Lost, followed by Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes.
Milton died in 1674, and his reputation only grew after his death. Readers return to him for the scale and music of his poetry, the boldness of his ideas, and the way his writing brings together intimate feeling with some of the largest themes in literature.