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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Anglicism
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Puritanism
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Buddhism
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Detailed explanation-1: -As a strict Protestant, perhaps even a Puritan, Milton’s concern was to strip away what he saw as the unnecessary customs, rules and paraphernalia that centuries of Catholicism had accrued to Christianity. He believed in confronting the original text of the Bible, as plainly and directly as possible.
Detailed explanation-2: -The age of Milton is an era of extreme religious and political polarization, revolving around reforms in the English Church commonly known as Puritanism. It is a disturbing epoch questioning Christianity as a moral order, having serious political implications.
Detailed explanation-3: -John Milton (1608–1674), most famous for his epic poem “Paradise Lost” in 1667, was an English poet with religious beliefs emphasizing central Puritanical views.
Detailed explanation-4: -Milton’s paternal grandfather, Richard, was a staunch Roman Catholic who expelled his son John, the poet’s father, from the family home in Oxfordshire for reading an English (i.e., Protestant) Bible.