Project Gutenberg 2005-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 35 Pattison, Mark 1813 1884 Milton Reading ease score: 56.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Charles Aldorondo, Tiffany Vergon, Marc D'Hooghe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Milton" by Mark Pattison is a biographical account written in the late 19th century that explores the life and works of the renowned poet John Milton. The book delves into Milton's background, tracing his familial roots, education, and the influence of various experiences on his literary output. Pattison closely examines significant periods in Milton's life, detailing his early poetic endeavors, education, and later struggles as a prominent writer during turbulent times in England. The opening of "Milton" lays the groundwork for the exploration of the poet's formative years. It begins by discussing the obscurity surrounding the lives of poets in the 17th century, contrasting this with the wealth of personal details known about Milton. It highlights Milton's early education, his family's background, and the key influences in his life, including his experiences at school and university. The narrative emphasizes his fervent pursuit of knowledge and literature, setting the stage for the profound impact that these early experiences would have on his later works, such as "Paradise Lost." Pattison elaborates on Milton's character, indicating that his ambitions and intellectual rigor shaped the same profound and complex understanding of life and spirituality that would define his poetry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Milton, John, 1608-1674 PR Text Biographies Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Literature 425203 425064 2024-10-04T08:41:30.296622 2023-10-04T08:06:24.090744 text/html text/html 425196 425057 2024-10-04T08:41:30.554588 2023-10-04T08:06:24.269779 text/html text/html 225569 2024-10-04T08:41:37.041583 application/epub+zip 231506 2024-10-04T08:41:32.423581 application/epub+zip 231506 2024-10-04T08:41:31.264584 application/epub+zip 373479 2024-10-04T08:41:40.842537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 346735 2024-10-04T08:41:36.345588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328381 2022-09-04T11:52:13.600176 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 403814 403726 2024-10-04T08:41:29.806630 2023-10-04T08:06:23.720754 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 392232 2021-01-02T09:49:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156554 2021-01-02T09:49:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18997 2024-10-04T08:41:40.964535 application/rdf+xml 8867 2024-10-04T08:41:31.792594 image/jpeg 2444 2024-10-04T08:41:31.527592 image/jpeg 221855 2024-10-04T08:41:30.592601 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia