"Poemata: Latin, Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton" by John Milton is a collection of poems showcasing the author's linguistic skill through various languages. The book is filled with elegies and other poetic forms, revealing the author's thoughts on friendship, loss, nature, and what it means to be human. Beginning with a preface of admiration for the author, the collection moves into elegies and poems, including one dedicated to Charles Diodati, expressing feelings of friendship and a wish for the simple happiness of intellectual life despite personal and world challenges. This opening prepares readers for a journey into the author's poetic world, filled with personal emotions and references to history and mythology.
Poemata : Latin, Greek and Italian Poems by John Milton
By John Milton
Explore a world of classical languages and moving verses as a poet shares personal reflections on love, loss, and nature.
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About the AuthorJohn Milton was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including twelve books, 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 elevated Milton's 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.
John Milton was an English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. His 1667 epic poem Paradise Lost, written in blank verse and including twelve books, 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 elevated Milton's 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.
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