John Milton was one of the greatest poets of his age and perhaps of all ages. He was undoubtedly an artist of acute sensibility, subtlety of mind and superb human insight which is quite evident in his poetic works. In fact, no other writer of his age can surpass or even equal him in the range of his ... it, is a part of the central action. Moreover, its action is entire which means it has a beginning, middle and end. In this particular sense 'Paradise Lost' even excels the Iliad or Aeneid. Its action is planned contrived in Hell, acted upon earth and punished in Heaven. The action is al...

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