id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt www-britannica-com-2052 John Milton | Biography, Poems, Paradise Lost, Quotes, & Facts | Britannica .html text/html 1955 170 64 John Milton | Biography, Poems, Paradise Lost, Quotes, & Facts | Britannica In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Milton Spartacus Educational Biography of John Milton John Milton, (born December 9, 1608, London, England—died November 8?, 1674, London?), English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. John Milton (1608–74) is considered the most significant English writer after William Shakespeare. When he was 11, John Milton entered St. Paul's School, London, where he excelled in Greek, Latin, and Italian. When John Milton's Paradise Lost appeared in 1667, only people close to him commended it. Together with Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, it confirms Milton's reputation as one of the greatest English poets. During his early years, Milton may have heard sermons by the poet John Donne, dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, which was within view of his school. ./cache/www-britannica-com-2052.html ./txt/www-britannica-com-2052.txt