ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN MILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which one of Milton’s senses were lost during writing his works?
A
Taste
B
Voice
C
Hearing
D
Vision
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1650 his left eye became completely blind. Milton’s continuous writing, reading, and correction of proofs probably hastened his complete loss of vision.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is ‘The Passionate Pilgrim’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Analyzes how milton’s narrative poem “on his blindness” uses figurative imagery and religious references to convey the struggle and challenges that the disabled endure. Analyzes how milton refers to his inability to see by using figurative imagery to contrast light and dark images throughout the poem.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -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.

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