John Milton

Capolavoro della letteratura inglese, di John Milton, pubblicato nel 1667, questo poema epico scritto in versi sciolti racconta l'episodio della caduta...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering.

In this volume of fifty poems our classic poets delve with storied verse into every facet of this institution. From the good, the bad and even the ugly, from the Wedding day to the realisation that divorce and separation maybe the better path.

El paraíso perdido de John Milton es un poema épico que narra la caída de Adán y Eva y su expulsión del Jardín del Edén, destacando la rebelión...

The Elizabethan age had almost departed, and the world had seen the rise of great European empires that continued to hunt with mischief between themselves as they traversed the globe in search of more spoils and territories....

Little is known about William Shakespeare's life, but what is evident is the enormous contribution he has made to world literature....

It is often said that two things are unavoidable: death and taxes. Certainly the latter is a common thorn in adult life, but as to the former it seems that for many people it is merely a hiccup in life’s eternal journey....

Because of his anti-monarchy views, Miltion's reception was muted but over the centuries but has since established himself as second only to Shakespeare....

A brand-new dramatised retelling of Milton’s epic poem about the fall of man, with Milton as the narrator, adapted by one of the leading poets and thinkers of our generation: Michael Symmons Roberts....

Westminster Abbey has seen much during its long, rich history: the coronations of Kings and Queens, the burials of Prime Ministers. However, it is also a church that remembers the men and women of the arts....

Paradise Lost tells the story of the revolt of Satan, his banishment from Heaven, and the ensuing fall of Man with his expulsion from Eden....

Milton tells the story of man's creation, fall and redemption, "to justify the ways of God to men"....

Paradise Lost is a well-known and integral part of the English literary canon. Told as an epic poem in blank verse, Paradise Lost is John Milton’s retelling of the biblical story of Satan’s fall from grace and the beginning of humanity....

Paradise Lost is the greatest epic poem in the English language. In words remarkable for their richness of rhythm and imagery, Milton tells the story of Man's creation, fall, and redemption...

After rebelling against God, Satan and his followers are cast out of Heaven and descend into Hell. Determined to corrupt humanity, Satan embarks on a mission to tempt Adam and Eve, leading them into sin and the loss of paradise.

A short section from Milton's epic poem, expressing how much sweeter the world is when you are with the one you love, read by Jenny Agutter....

Paradise Lost is considered to be the best epic poem in the English language, as John Milton seeks to "justify the ways of God to men"....

This selection of his finest poetry includes sections from "Paradise Lost", "Samson Agonistes", the masque "Comus", as well as sonnets and other poems....

Samson Agonistes, the 'dramatic poem' by John Milton, was published in 1671, three years before the poet's death....

Paradise Lost, along with its companion piece, Paradise Regained, remain the most successful attempts at Greco-Roman style epic poetry in the English language....