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John Milton

John Milton. Life of John Milton (1608-1674). Born December 9, 1608 1625, admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge He was a hardworking student, but argumentative. Later in 1626, he was suspended after a dispute with his tutor, William Chappell. Life of John Milton (1608-1674).

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John Milton

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  1. John Milton

  2. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • Born December 9, 1608 • 1625, admitted to Christ’s College, Cambridge • He was a hardworking student, but argumentative. Later in 1626, he was suspended after a dispute with his tutor, William Chappell.

  3. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • At his return to Cambridge, he was assigned a new tutor, Nathaniel Tovey. • Life at Cambridge was not easy; he felt he was disliked by many of his fellow students and was dissatisfied with the curriculum. • 1632, he had an M.A. cum laude from Cambridge, and after did years of private study and literary composition.

  4. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • April 1637, he was nearing the end of his studies when his mother died. • A few months later, in August, his friend Edward King died by drowning. • As customary for young gentlemen of means, he set out for a tour of Europe in the spring of 1638 • His trip was cut short due to rumors of a civil war in England, and returned home in July 1639.

  5. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • In the spring of 1642, he married Mary Powell, 17 years old to his 34. • The relationship was an unhappy one, and Mary left him to visit her family at home and did not return. • He had made plans to remarry, when Mary returned . • The two reconciled, and their daughter Anne was born to 1646

  6. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • The whole Powell clan moved in with the Milton’s. • 1674, Milton’s father and father-in-law died. • Powell’s finally moved out, and their daughter Mary was born in 1648 • Their first son, John, was born in March 1651

  7. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • The year 1652, was one of many personal losses for Milton. • In February, he lost his sight. • In May, Mary gave birth to their third daughter, Deborah, and died a few days later. • In June, one year-old John died

  8. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • 1656, Milton married Katherine Woodcock, but the happiness was short lived. • His daughter Katherine was born in late 1657, but early 1658, both mother and daughter had passed away.

  9. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • In 1663, Milton remarried again to Elizabeth Minshull, a match his daughter Mary opposed. • He spent his time tutoring students and finishing his life’s work, the epic, Paradise Lost.

  10. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • Paradise Lost is among the greatest works ever to be written in English • The feat is all more remarkable because of Milton’s blindness • He would compose verse upon verse at night in his head, and then dictate them from memory to his aides in the morning • Paradise Lost was published in 1667, in 10 books. It was reissued in 1668 with a new title page and additional materials.

  11. Life of John Milton (1608-1674) • In the summer 1674, the second edition of Paradise Lost was published in 12 books. • Milton died peacefully of gout in November, 1674 • A monument to Milton rests in Poets’ Corner at Westminster Abbey.

  12. John Milton Monument, Westminster Abbey

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