John Milton
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Following the fall of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden in Milton's "Paradise Lost", Milton turns his attention to the temptation of Jesus in the wilderness by Satan in "Paradise Regained". In this work, a sequel to "Paradise Lost", Satan tests Jesus in a similar way to Eve in the Garden of Eden. (From Amazon)
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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....
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...
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Allyn and Bacon
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2023
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English
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A collection of the minor poems of John Milton.
John Milton (1608 – 1674) was an English poet and intellectual who served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later 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, "Paradise Lost" is widely considered to be one of the greatest works of...
6) 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...
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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...
9) 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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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...
11) 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,...
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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...
17) 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.
18) Paradise Lost
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Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (1608-1674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation...
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Sentient Publications
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[2006]
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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...
20) Comus
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2023
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Comus; a mask presented at Ludlow castle, 1634, before John, Earl of Bridgewater, then president of Wales./ John Milton; with introduction and notes by William Bell; illustrated by Arthur Rackham