John
Milton, born
on 9 December 1608, was an English poet and intellectual. His 1667 epic poem
Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including over ten chapters, was
written in a time of immense religious flux and political upheaval. It
addressed the fall of man, including the temptation of Adam and Eve by the
fallen angel Satan and God's expulsion of them from the Garden of Eden.
Paradise Lost is widely considered one of the greatest works of literature ever
written, and it elevated Milton's widely-held reputation as one of history's
greatest poets. He also served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell.
