John Milton was an English poet, author, polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. He is best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost.
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English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
| Born | 9 December 1608 |
| Died | 8 November 1674 |
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John Milton
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English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
| Born | 9 December 1608 |
| Died | 8 November 1674 |
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Poetry (poetic works by one author), Poetry, Fall of man, Early works to 1800, Bible, History, History of Biblical events, English poetry, Bible, history of biblical events, poetry, Freedom of the press, Education, Freedom of the press, great britain, Criticism and interpretation, English literature, Episcopacy, Illustrations, Milton, john, 1608-1674, Divorce, Fiction, romance, general, Politics and government, Controversial literature, Eikon basilike, Marriage law, Church of England, English SonnetsPlaces
Great Britain, England, Russia, France, Soviet Union, Araby, Araby bazaar, North Richmond Street, United States, 17th century, Bath, Cambridge, Carthage, Developing countries, Earth, Eden, English literature, Grande-Bretagne, Hammersmith (London), Harefield, Hell, Ireland, Italy, Jin dai, LondonPeople
John Milton (1608-1674), Adam (Biblical figure), Eve (Biblical figure), Charles I King of England (1600-1649), Samson (Biblical judge), Claude Saumaise (1588-1653), Claudius Salmasius (1588-1653), Smectymnuus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Hall (1574-1656), Charles Diodati (1608?-1638), Edward King (1612-1637), Henry VIII King of England (1491-1547), Peter Du Moulin (1601-1684), Richard III King of England (1452-1485), Charles Diodati (1609 or 10-1638), Dudley Diggs (1613-1643), Henry Parker (1604-1652), John the Baptist, Saint, Judge of Israel Samson, Lewis Du Moulin (1606-1680), Mangan's sister, Matthew Griffith (1599?-1665), Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), Richard Baxter (1615-1691)Time
17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, To 1066, Charles I, 1625-1649, 1649-1660, Civil War, 1642-1649, 1533-1613, Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660, To 1533, 1642-1660, 19th century, Revolution, 1789-1799, 1613-1689, 1625-1649, 18th century, 15th and 16th centuries, 16th century, 17e siècle, 1912, 20th century, Classical period, 1500-1700, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, Rebellion of 1641, Revolution of 1688, Vroeg-modern, 1500-1700ID Numbers
- OLID: OL68333A
- GoodReads: 9876
- ISNI: 0000000120993562
- IMDb: nm0590683
- Library of Congress Names: n78095532
- LibraryThing: miltonjohn-1
- LibriVox: 175
- MusicBrainz: 3e48e7cf-0d3a-46bd-8eb2-18a116491328
- Project Gutenberg: 17
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV059402
- VIAF: 17226855
- Wikidata: Q79759
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q79759
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Alternative names
- Milton, John
- Milton, John, 1608-1674.
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