John Milton [ 1608 - 1674]

He grew up under the shadow of William Shakespeare. He sipped on the residue offered by muse from a very young age to serve it in the best possible way later on : by creating monumental literary legends like Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. John Milton, one of the leading poets of English language, was a noted historian, scholar and a pamphleteer. His services and contribution as a civil servant for the Parliamentarians and the Puritan (Protestant) Commonwealth is worth a mention.

His influence emerging from his works has played an important part in the history of English literature and culture. Paradise Lost is his greatest epic poem in English language. His prose work is also significant, as it’s a meticulous interpretation of the Puritan revolution.

His rhetoric prose and the eloquent poetry had a significant influence on the 18^th century verse and still continues to leave an indelible impact on the readers across the centuries.