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John Milton

John Milton was a British poet and writer-publicist, intellectual and politician of the English Revolutionary period.

Milton first planned to become a priest, studied at Cambridge University, and then abandoned this activity. Several years he spent reading and self-education, learning many languages. In 1638 Milton traveled around the continent for about a year and a half, spending much time in Italy, primarily in Rome and Florence. He befriended young Italian literati, and his encounter with Galileo further influenced his writing.

Milton became best known for his poem Paradise Lost in Ten Books, which declares its purpose to justify the ways of God to man, but also touches on both universal and personal themes. Milton was the first author to use the word "cosmos" in our modern sense of "outer space," and his space epic takes place in a confidently Copernican universe.

In his prose works, Milton advocated the abolition of the Church of England and the execution of Charles I. From the outbreak of the English Civil Wars in 1642 and long after the restoration of Charles II as king in 1660, he spoke out against tyranny and state-sanctioned religion in all his works. As a Protestant, Milton was often in conflict with the Roman Catholic Church. As a civil servant, Milton became the voice of the English Commonwealth after 1649 and then under Oliver Cromwell, conducting international correspondence and defending the government against polemical attacks from abroad.

John Milton is considered the most important English writer after William Shakespeare. Author of political pamphlets and religious treatises, he is one of the most famous writers of the 1650s, the vibrant era of the English Revolution (Civil War).

Date and place of birt:9 december 1608, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:8 november 1674, London, United Kingdom
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Diplomat, Historian, Philosopher, Poet, Politician, Publicist, Writer
Genre:History painting, Religious genre
Art style:Baroque, Renaissance

Creators Baroque

Benigno Bossi (1727 - 1792)
Benigno Bossi
1727 - 1792
Isaac de Moucheron (1667 - 1744)
Isaac de Moucheron
1667 - 1744
Mathias Gabriel Lori II (1784 - 1846)
Mathias Gabriel Lori II
1784 - 1846
Pieter Jansz. van Asch (1603 - 1678)
Pieter Jansz. van Asch
1603 - 1678
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617 - 1682)
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
1617 - 1682
François Couperin (1668 - 1733)
François Couperin
1668 - 1733
Francesco Fernandi (1679 - 1740)
Francesco Fernandi
1679 - 1740
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614 - 1652)
Bonaventura Peeters I
1614 - 1652
Lucas Cranach I (1472 - 1553)
Lucas Cranach I
1472 - 1553
Michel Corneille I (1601 - 1664)
Michel Corneille I
1601 - 1664
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764)
Jean-Philippe Rameau
1683 - 1764
Gherardo Cibo (1512 - 1600)
Gherardo Cibo
1512 - 1600
Nicolas Tournier (1590 - 1639)
Nicolas Tournier
1590 - 1639
Luisa Ignacia Roldán (1652 - 1706)
Luisa Ignacia Roldán
1652 - 1706
Philippe de Champaigne (1602 - 1674)
Philippe de Champaigne
1602 - 1674
Gaetano Sabatini (il Mutorolo, Il Mutolo) (1703 - 1734)
Gaetano Sabatini (il Mutorolo, Il Mutolo)
1703 - 1734
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