376 Why John Milton? (with Joe Moshenska)
The History of Literature
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John Milton - A Review of John Milton's Life
Milton was born in 16 o eight, when shakespeare was in his forties. Their lives overlapped for about five years. Milton wrote impassioned pamphlets arguing for freedom of speech and freedom of the press. His epic works stand up as some of the greatest poetry ever written by anyone,. anywhere. And we've just scratched the surface. i encouraged you all to seek out the earlier episode we did on milton for a bit of a deeper dive. Even better, seek out this biography called making darkness, light. A life of john milton.
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