ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Check the details that is true about John Milton.
A
John Milton is a force of impulse
B
John Milton was born in London, UK
C
John Milton wrote the great epic poem Paradise Lost
D
John Milton is said to be one of the greatest American writers.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.

Detailed explanation-2: -The greatest epic poem in the English language, John Milton’s Paradise Lost, has divided critics – but its influence on English literature is second only to Shakespeare’s, writes Benjamin Ramm. Milton’s Paradise Lost is rarely read today.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Iliad and the Aeneid are the great epic poems of Greek and Latin, respectively, and Milton emulates them because he intends Paradise Lost to be the first English epic. Milton wants to make glorious art out of the English language the way the other epics had done for their languages.

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