AGES ERA PERIOD
THE RENAISSANCE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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’L’Allegro’
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’Lycidas’
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’Il Penseroso’
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’Absolom and Achitophel’
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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is ‘The Passionate Pilgrim’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Milton wrote poetry and prose between 1632 and 1674, and is most famous for his epic poetry. Special Collections and Archives holds a variety of Milton’s major works, including Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, L’Allegro, and Il Penseroso. Paradise Lost is one of the most recognized works in English literature.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Milton was a 17th century historian, journalist and poet born on December 9th, 1608 in London, England. He was best known for his writing of Paradise Lost. Milton first planned to become a priest. He studied at Cambridge University and afterwards decided to abandon this path to become a full time writer and poet.
Detailed explanation-4: -John Milton’s Paradise Lost. John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost was first published in 1667. This copy was printed in 1668, with an adapted title page. In this ‘advent’rous’ poem (1.13), Milton announces his ambition to ‘justify the ways of God to men’ (1.26).