John Milton’s cosmic epic, the mournful voice of the Band, history on the ocean floor and more.

John Milton’s reputation following the Restoration made it difficult to get his work published, but things had begun to calm down by the mid-1660s. The first version of Paradise Lost was published in ...

Samuel Johnson quipped that even the admirers of John Milton’s epic never wished it ‘longer than it is.’ But ‘Paradise Lost’ ...

John Milton’s handwritten annotations have been identified in a copy of Holinshed's Chronicles, a vital source of inspiration for the Paradise Lost poet. Milton’s handwriting has been identified in ...

John Milton, a towering figure in English literature, left an indelible mark on poetry and political discourse during the turbulent 17th century. Born in London on December 9, 1608, to a middle-class ...

A new book about John Milton and “Paradise Lost” traces the 17th-century epic’s influence and relevance through the ages. By Ed Simon How Americans learned to root for the dark side — from ...

John Milton died 350 years ago, leaving behind Paradise Lost, a poem composed in a state of deep despair. Blind, alone, and reeling from the failures of the English Revolution, Milton wrote an epic ...

When the monarchy was restored in 1660, Milton’s political career came to an immediate end. He was imprisoned and fined and subsequently devoted himself to his work. By this time, he had gone blind.

John Milton is often thought of as a dour Puritan, but in this early poem about the death of Thomas Hobson, a well-known local figure in Cambridge, he shows both tenderness and humor. Hobson, who ...

It’s John Milton’s time now. In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election and afterward, Shakespeare was frequently invoked to help make sense of the Trump phenomenon. At least two popular ...