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 ...

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

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 ...

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

Handwritten notes by Paradise Lost poet John Milton have been identified in a copy of a book in an American library. A curator from the University of Texas noticed annotations in the margins of ...

When I was younger and discovering classical music, I would occasionally hear a piece so magnificent, it would render me speechless. Doubtless because of the link between what John Milton called the ...

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 ...

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 ...