John Milton (1608-1674)
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- Name (English)
- John Milton
- Short name
- John Milton
- Year of birth
- 1608
- Year of death
- 1674
- Short Description
- "John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 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.
Writing in English, Latin, Greek, and Italian, he achieved international renown within his lifetime, and his celebrated Areopagitica (1644), written in condemnation of pre-publication censorship, is among history´s most influential and impassioned defences of freedom of speech and freedom of the press. His desire for freedom extended into his style: he introduced new words (coined from Latin) to the English language, and was the first modern writer to employ non-rhymed verse outside of the theatre or translations." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.11.2019) - Entity Encoding
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Porträt John Milton (1608-1674)
Porträt von John Milton. Der...
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Image: Stiftung Händelhaus, Halle - CC BY-NC-SA -
Erzählung: Das Gespräch und die Geschichte der Frau von W.; Gedicht: Verwandlung; Reden und Aufsätze: Tasso (Vortrag für Lanckoronski); Drama: Das Bergwerk zu Falun
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Image: Freies Deutsches Hochstift / Frankfurter Goethe-Museum - Public Domain Mark
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