{"id":401,"date":"2018-10-25T01:11:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T01:11:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theparadiselostlibrary.com\/?page_id=401"},"modified":"2018-11-18T06:32:23","modified_gmt":"2018-11-18T06:32:23","slug":"mpl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/theparadiselostlibrary.com\/index.php\/articles\/mpl\/","title":{"rendered":"Milton and Paradise Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201c \u2018Reason is but choosing\u2019: freedom of thought and John Milton\u201d<\/a>
\nRoberta Klimt, for The British Library (September 3, 2018)<\/p>\n

Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em> isn\u2019t just a poem about man and god. It was the first \u201cscientific epic\u201d<\/a>
\nEd Simon, for Scroll.in<\/em> (April 5, 2018)<\/p>\n

\u201cCycle and Epicycle, Orb in Orb\u201d: the science of Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nEd Simon, for Aeon<\/em> (March 28, 2018)<\/p>\n

The Book List: What was on Charles Darwin\u2019s reading list?<\/a>
\nAlex Johnson, for The Independent<\/em> (March 6, 2018)<\/p>\n

A 350th-Anniversary Paradise Lost<\/em> Reading List<\/a>
\nEd Simon, for The Millions<\/em>\u00a0(February 6, 2018)<\/p>\n

Milton\u2019s Morality: Fallen man and the fallen stature of Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nMichah Mattix, for The Weekly Standard<\/em> (January 19, 2018)<\/p>\n

Monk fan of Milton\u2019s Satan<\/a>
\nBharati Kanjilal, for The Telegraph<\/em> (January 19, 2018)<\/p>\n

Milton and Galileo: A closer look at a Florentine connection<\/a>
\nChristine Contrada, for The Florentine<\/em>\u00a0(December 4, 2017)<\/p>\n

The 100 best nonfiction books: No 95 \u2013 Areopagitica<\/em> by John Milton (1644)<\/a>
\nRobert McCrum, for The Guardian<\/em> (November 27, 2017)<\/p>\n

Milton\u2019s blinding reading list<\/a>
\nMarcus Nevitt, for The Spectator<\/em> (November 25, 2017)<\/p>\n

Milton\u2019s Satan and the struggle for power<\/a>
\nIslam Issa, for The Times Literary Supplement<\/em> (November 14, 2017)<\/p>\n

College celebrates Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nThe Hindu<\/em>\u00a0(November 9, 2017)<\/p>\n

Appreciation found for Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nLaurie Merrill, for Grand Canyon University News Bureau (October 30, 2017)<\/p>\n

Celebrating Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nDavid Loewenstein, for Verso<\/em>, the blog of the Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Garden (October 30, 2017)<\/p>\n

12 things you didn\u2019t know about Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nIslam Issa, for the New Statesman<\/em> (October 19, 2017)<\/p>\n

Why Arab Muslims love Paradise Lost<\/em> \u2013 and their leaders hate it<\/a>
\nIslam Issa, for The Guardian<\/em> (September 1, 2017)<\/p>\n

Egyptian academic accused of \u201cglorifying Satan\u201d after teaching Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nRaf Sanchez, for The Telegraph<\/em> (August 22, 2017)<\/p>\n

Paradise Lost<\/em> Turns 350<\/a>
\nAnthony Tedeschi, for the National Library (August 21, 2017)<\/p>\n

When Milton met Galileo: the collision of cultures that helped shape Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nJamie Doward, for The Guardian<\/em> (August 19, 2017)<\/p>\n

\u201cEngland hath need of thee\u201d: appeal to save Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em> cottage<\/a>
\nAlison Flood, for The Guardian<\/em> (August 17, 2017)<\/p>\n

Why Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em> is Translated so Much<\/a>
\nBen Panko, for Smithsonian<\/em>\u00a0(July 20, 2017)<\/p>\n

Paradise Lost<\/em> \u201ctranslated more often in last 30 years than previous 300\u201d<\/a>
\nAlison Flood, for The Guardian<\/em> (July 20, 2017)<\/p>\n

John Milton\u2019s publishing contract for Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nSandra Tuppen, for the British Library (April 27, 2017)<\/p>\n

Why you should re-read Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nBenjamin Ramm, for BBC<\/em> (April 19, 2017)<\/p>\n

Why Milton Still Matters<\/a>
\nBoyd Tonkin, for The Spectator<\/em> (March 18, 2017)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s So \u201cAmerican\u201d About John Milton\u2019s Lucifer? The fallen archangel and antagonist of the epic poem\u00a0Paradise Lost <\/em>was<\/em> a self-made, individualistic iconoclast<\/a>
\nEdward Simon, for The Atlantic<\/em> (March 16, 2017)<\/p>\n

ETSU marathon reading session shows why Milton matters<\/a>
\nTony Casey, for Johnson City Press<\/em> (November 17, 2016)<\/p>\n

The Man Who Memorized 60,000 Words of Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nFaena Aleph<\/em> (November 14, 2016)<\/p>\n

Paradise abandoned: does it matter that John Milton\u2019s former home is decaying?<\/a>
\nAlison Flood, for The Guardian<\/em> (October 23, 2015)<\/p>\n

John Milton\u2019s lost paradise finally discovered<\/a>
\nEleanore Robinson, for Express<\/em> (October 22, 2015)<\/p>\n

Behind the Lit: All of Europe Initially Loathes Paradise Lost<\/em><\/a>
\nAdam Foley, for The Airship<\/em> (August 13, 2014)<\/p>\n

George Osborne places the devil at the heart of our political liturgy<\/a>
\nGiles Fraser, for The Guardian<\/em> (January 6, 2014)<\/p>\n

How John Milton Invented Sci-Fi in the 1600s<\/a>
\nKaty Waldman, for Slate<\/em> (December 24, 2012)<\/p>\n

Will Hollywood\u2019s Paradise Lost<\/em> lead us out of financial hell?<\/a>
\nRandeep Ramesh, for The Guardian<\/em> (December 14, 2011)<\/p>\n

John Milton<\/strong> (8 parts)
\nJessica Martin, for The Guardian<\/em> (November 28, 2011 \u2013 January 23, 2012)<\/p>\n

Part 1: a puzzling epic of heaven and hell<\/a> (November 28, 2011)<\/p>\n

Part 2: marrying the epic with the sacred<\/a> (December 5, 2011)<\/p>\n

Part 3: does Paradise Lost<\/em> really attempt to justify God\u2019s ways?<\/a> (December 12, 2011)<\/p>\n

Part 4: the language of a universal hubbub wild<\/a> (December 19, 2011)<\/p>\n

Part 5: the devil\u2019s best lines<\/a> (January 2, 2012)<\/p>\n

Part 6: of course the poet can\u2019s justify God<\/a> (January 9, 2012)<\/p>\n

Part 7: Adam, Eve and partnership<\/a> (January 16, 2012)<\/p>\n

Part 8: Adam and Eve find in loss a new paradise glimpsed<\/a> (January 23, 2012)<\/p>\n

Milton the poet was a bore and a prig. But on liberty he was majestic<\/a>
\nSimon Jenkins, for The Guardian<\/em> (December 11, 2008)<\/p>\n

How well do you know John Milton?<\/a>
\nThe Guardian<\/em> (December 9, 2008)<\/p>\n

Milton versus Shakespeare: Could it be that we picked the inferior writer as our national poet?<\/a>
\nMichael Caines, for The Guardian<\/em> (December 9, 2008)<\/p>\n

Milton\u2019s republic<\/a>
\nTerry Eagleton, for The Guardian<\/em> (December 8, 2008)<\/p>\n

Restoring Milton<\/a>
\nGraham Ullathorne, for The Guardian<\/em> (December 7, 2008)<\/p>\n

John Milton, 400 Years Of \u201cJustifying God To Man\u201d<\/a>
\nNPR<\/em> (December 7, 2008)<\/p>\n

12 hours of Paradise as Milton enters the internet age<\/a>
\nUniversity of Cambridge (October 22, 2008)<\/p>\n

Milton Regained: A Helluva Party<\/a>
\nCharles McGrath, for The New York Times<\/em> (September 25, 2008)<\/p>\n

John Milton<\/a>
\nThe Guardian<\/em> (July 22, 2008)<\/p>\n

Return to Paradise: The enduring relevance of John Milton<\/a>
\nJonathan Rosen, for The New Yorker<\/em> (June 2, 2008)<\/p>\n

Doing Battle With the Bard<\/a>
\n[Review of Nigel Smith\u2019s Is Milton Better Than Shakespeare?<\/em>]
\nAdam Kirsch, for The New York Sun<\/em> (May 21, 2008)<\/p>\n

Milton and Shakespeare: Battle of the Bards<\/a>
\nGary Taylor, for Time<\/em> (May 15, 2008)<\/p>\n

Citizen Milton Exhibition Talk<\/a>
\nUniversity of Oxford (April 29, 2008)<\/p>\n

No Heaven for Milton<\/a>
\nJames Gardner, for The New York Sun<\/em> (March 20, 2008)<\/p>\n

A Giant\u2019s Roaring, Faintly Echoed<\/a>
\nEdward Rothstein, for The New York Times<\/em> (March 15, 2008)<\/p>\n

The devil\u2019s advocate<\/a>
\nClaire Tomalin, for The Guardian<\/em> (February 29, 2008)<\/p>\n

John Milton \u2013 our greatest word-maker<\/a>
\nJohn Crace, for The Guardian<\/em> (January 28, 2008)<\/p>\n

John Milton: the poet who gave us Star Trek<\/em> and The Matrix<\/em><\/a>
\nPaul Bignell, for The Independent<\/em> (January 13, 2008)<\/p>\n

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\u201c \u2018Reason is but choosing\u2019: freedom of thought and John Milton\u201d Roberta Klimt, for The British Library (September 3, 2018) Milton\u2019s Paradise Lost isn\u2019t just a poem about man and god. It was the first \u201cscientific epic\u201d Ed Simon, for Scroll.in (April 5, 2018) \u201cCycle and Epicycle, Orb in Orb\u201d: the science of Paradise Lost… <\/p>\n

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