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John Milton (1608–1674) was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant who served as Secretary for Foreign Tongues under Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth. Educated at Cambridge and steeped in classical learning, he spent decades preparing for the great poem he believed God had called him to write. This author hub collects 1 work in the Canon Compass ranking, led by Paradise Lost.
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Start with Paradise Lost by John Milton, ranked #127 in the Canon Compass list.
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Milton's Paradise Lost: Satan's rebellion, Eden's fall, and the grandest epic poem in English. A towering exploration of free will and temptation.