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484 Reading John Milton (with Stephen Dobranski)

The History of Literature

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Paradise Lost

The poet continued to write even after the restoration of Charles II. He turned more often to poetry than prose, but still had political convictions. In his early works we can hear him contemplating me and aspiring to one day write something great. One of his last treatises is about religious toleration - published very near the end of his life.

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