FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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“Paradise Lost”
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“Areopagitica”
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“On Christian Doctrine”
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“Samson Agonistes”
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paradise Regained is a poem by English poet John Milton, first published in 1671. The volume in which it appeared also contained the poet’s closet drama Samson Agonistes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The work deals with the final phase of Samson’s life and recounts the story as told in the biblical Book of Judges. Himself blind when he wrote Samson Agonistes, Milton depicts Samson, the once-mighty warrior, as blinded and a prisoner of the Philistines (“eyeless in Gaza at the mill with slaves”).
Detailed explanation-3: -Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English. Together with Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, it confirms Milton’s reputation as one of the greatest English poets.