FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
JOHN MILTON
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1667
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1762
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1982
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paradise Lost, epic poem in blank verse, one of the late works by John Milton, originally issued in 10 books in 1667 and, with Books 7 and 10 each split into two parts, published in 12 books in the second edition of 1674.
Detailed explanation-2: -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).
Detailed explanation-3: -Paradise Lost was probably written between 1658 and 1663, a transitional period when he was completing much of his long career as a political pamphleteer and passionately opposing the Stuart Restoration which occurred in 1660.
Detailed explanation-4: -Paradise Lost: Book 9 (1674 version) by John… Poetry Foundation.