FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
THE POETRY OF JOHN MILTON
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braille
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dictation
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a code of his own devising
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an Abacus
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Detailed explanation-1: -Having gone blind in 1652, Milton wrote Paradise Lost entirely through dictation with the help of amanuenses and friends.
Detailed explanation-2: -Abstract. John Milton (1608-1674) has often been regarded as the greatest poet of his time, yet he did not compose his most famous work, Paradise Lost, until after he had become blind in both eyes.
Detailed explanation-3: -Milton’s magnum opus, the blank-verse epic poem Paradise Lost, was composed by the blind and impoverished Milton from 1658 to 1664 (first edition), with small but significant revisions published in 1674 (second edition). As a blind poet, Milton dictated his verse to a series of aides in his employ.
Detailed explanation-4: -The year 1652 was not a good one for Milton. By March or April, at the age of 43 years, he was completely blind in both eyes; in May, his wife died 3 days after giving birth to their fourth child; and 6 weeks later, his third child and only son, John, also died.
Detailed explanation-5: -The cause of John Milton’s blindness has been widely discussed, based on his own account of his symptoms and a wide range of suppositions. No clear consensus has emerged. Candidates include glaucoma, retinal detachment, possibly in association with myopia, and a craniopharyngioma.