John Milton (1608 - 1674) - photo 1

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

Vicente Carducho (1576 - 1638)
Vicente Carducho
1576 - 1638
Sybrand van Beest (1610 - 1674)
Sybrand van Beest
1610 - 1674
Jacob Adriaensz. Bellevois (1621 - 1676)
Jacob Adriaensz. Bellevois
1621 - 1676
Orazio Cambiasi (Cambiaso) (1589)
Orazio Cambiasi (Cambiaso)
1589
Ugo Carpi (1480 - 1532)
Ugo Carpi
1480 - 1532
Sebastiano Conca (1680 - 1764)
Sebastiano Conca
1680 - 1764
Georges-François Blondel (1730 - 1791)
Georges-François Blondel
1730 - 1791
José de Cieza (1656 - 1692)
José de Cieza
1656 - 1692
Frans Francken II (1581 - 1642)
Frans Francken II
1581 - 1642
Philip van Dijk (1683 - 1753)
Philip van Dijk
1683 - 1753
Bonaventura Peeters I (1614 - 1652)
Bonaventura Peeters I
1614 - 1652
Nikolaos Tzafouris (1468 - 1501)
Nikolaos Tzafouris
1468 - 1501
Pietro Bardellino (1728 - 1806)
Pietro Bardellino
1728 - 1806
Albrecht Dürer (1471 - 1528)
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
Jan Baptist Lambrechts (1680 - 1731)
Jan Baptist Lambrechts
1680 - 1731
Paolo Anesi (1697 - 1773)
Paolo Anesi
1697 - 1773
× Create a Search Subscription