ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Why did Milton write Paradise Regained? Milton wrote Paradise Regained to continue the ideas he explored in Paradise Lost. Whereas Paradise Lost told the story of how humans fell from grace, Regained showed how faith and belief could bring glory back to humanity.

Detailed explanation-2: -John Milton, (born December 9, 1608, London, England-died November 8?, 1674, London?), English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.

Detailed explanation-3: -Whereas Paradise Lost depicts Lucifer’s fall from Heaven and Adam and Eve’s expulsion from the Garden of Eden, Paradise Regained centers on the temptation of Christ, drawing on the Gospel of Luke for its inspiration.