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John Milton's sequel to Paradise Lost chronicles the temptation of Christ as represented in the Gospel of Luke. This epic poem portrays Jesus Christ, the son of God, in a plain and human light. Told in a more straight-forward manner, this work shows Milton's maturity as a poet as he attempts to reverse the "loss" of Paradise.
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Areopagitica: A speech for the Liberty of Unlicensed Printing to the Parliament of England is John Milton's famous tract against censorship. Published in 1644, Areopagitica is named after a speech by Isocrates, a fifth century BC Athenian orator. The work is counted as one of the most influential and inspired defenses of the right to freedom of expression in history. It is also a personal issue for Milton who was submitted to censorship
...3) Areopagitica
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From the author of the esteemed epic poem, Paradise Lost, comes one history's most influential arguments against censorship. John Milton was known for his linguistic genius and political activity, often writing to support his views. During the height of the English Civil War, Milton published Areopagitica. Structured like an oral speech but delivered by pamphlets that Milton illegally printed and distributed, Areopagitica argues against censorship...
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Plongez dans l'épopée poétique intemporelle de "Le Paradis perdu" de John Milton, un chef-d'œuvre de la littérature anglaise. Ce poème épique vous transporte au cœur d'une lutte cosmique entre le bien et le mal, explorant les thèmes de la chute de l'homme, de la rédemption et de la quête de sens. Suivez le destin de Satan, chassé du paradis et déterminé à corrompre l'humanité, ainsi que celui d'Adam et Ève, les premiers hommes confrontés...
5) John Milton
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John Milton's finest poetry includes sections from Paradise Lost, Samson Agonistes, the masque Comus, as well as sonnets and other poems.
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John Milton is most famously remembered for his epic narrative "Paradise Lost" and its sequel "Paradise Regained". In addition to these classic works Milton wrote several shorter pieces. These shorter works are collected together in this volume and include the following: "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity;" "A Paraphrase on Psalm CXIV;" "Psalm CXXXVI;" "On the Death of a Fair Infant Dying of a Cough;" "At a Vacation Exercise in the College, Part...
7) Areopagítica
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Casi diez años después de haber publicado su Areopagítica (1644), John Milton declaró cuál había sido su propósito al llevar tan atrevido discurso ante el Parlamento inglés: "Librar a la prensa de las restricciones con las que fuere lastrada, de manera que el poder de determinar lo que era verdad y lo que era mentira, lo que había de publicarse y lo que había de suprimirse, dejare de confiarse a unos cuantos individuos iletrados e ignorantes,...
8) The Practical Bee-Keeper: Or, Concise and Plain Instructions for the Management of Bees and Hives
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"The Practical Bee-Keeper" is a complete and comprehensive guide to bee-keeping, containing chapters on everything from the natural history and society of beers, to setting up and managing a successful apiary. Although old, this profusely-illustrated guide contains information still relevant for the modern enthusiast with a practical interest in bee-keeping. Contents include: "Importance of the Bee to Man", "Its Three Sexes", "Its Sting", "Age of...
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Milton's masque Comus, first performed at Ludlow Castle in 1634, is an exploration of how to live: should we submit to our base animal instincts, however enjoyable the experience, or instead apply sophisticated human values and morals to our existence and interaction with others. Milton comes down firmly in favour of the latter approach, but presents well-stated and persuasive counter-arguments for the former, in an engaging and magical entertainment....
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It is a spectacular collection of poems and songs, in which Milton's particular dramatic and natural chic is evident. The poetry is effervescent as it is spontaneous gush of thoughts, rhythmic and the lyrical measures delight the reader and bound him to read till it ends
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"Tuer un homme, c'est détruire une créature raisonnable ; mais étouffer un bon livre c'est tuer la raison elle-même. On ne peut pas regarder la censure des livres comme une méthode dictée par la sagesse ; car, si c'était un moyen sage, il faudrait l'appliquer à tout ; il n'y aurait pas de raison pour qu'on s'en servit pour les livres, plutt que pour toute autre chose ; c'est là sans doute une invincible démonstration que ce moyen n'est bon...
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Paradise Lost depicts both the adventures of Satan and the lives of Adam and Eve. Beginning with Satan's promise to corrupt God's Earth, Milton tells the tale of how Satan entered the Garden of Eden and filled Adam and Eve's angelic existence with sin. Written in blank verse, this seventeenth-century English poem solidified Milton's reputation as one of the greatest poets of his time. John Milton's sequel to Paradise Lost chronicles the temptation...
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Comus – Illustrated by Arthur Rackham and written by John Milton is considered one of Milton's timeless pieces. John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) was an English poet, polemicist, man of letters, and a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. He wrote at a time of religious flux and political upheaval, and is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost (1667), written in blank verse. Milton's poetry and...
14) Samson Agonistes
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John Milton's 'dramatic poem' was published in 1671, three years before the poet's death. Written in the form of a Greek tragedy, with the Chorus commenting on the action, it follows the biblical story of the blind Samson as he wreaks his revenge on the Philistines who have imprisoned him.
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The epic poem Paradise Lost tells the story of the fall of man. The poem details Satan's journey to the Garden of Eden and his intent to destroy God's new creation, and examines the personalities and motivations of Adam and Eve, before and after the fateful temptation. Paradise Regained was published four years after Paradise Lost, and alternatively focuses on the temptation of Christ and the recapturing on all that man had lost in Paradise Lost....
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A renowned spiritual teacher guides you on a sacred passage into the temple of nature in this simple yet profound meditation guide.
Since the 1940's, meditation master and vision-quest leader John P. Milton has led over 10,000 vision quests into the wilds of Colorado, the Himalayas, Bali, the Arctic, Mexico, and other powerful sites around the world. Now this pathfinder guides readers back to the wilderness within themselves, to discover how they...
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John Milton, the 17th century English poet author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England is of course known best for his famous epic poem "Paradise Lost" which retells the biblical story of "The Fall of Man" and how Adam and Eve were tempted by Satan and ultimately expelled from the Garden of Eden. "Paradise Lost" is included in this volume of "The Complete Poems of John Milton" along with its sequel "Paradise Regained" and...
19) Selected poems
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Best known as the author of the epic poem Paradise Lost, John Milton (1608–74) was also an accomplished writer of shorter verse forms. This treasury presents twenty of the best of these works: "On the Morning of Christ's Nativity," "On Shakespeare," "L'Allegro," "Il Penseroso," "Comus, A Mask," "Lycidas," "On the Late Massacre in Piedmont," "On His Blindness," "On His Deceased Wife," "Samson Agonistes," and more. In this carefully chosen selection,...