Brief introduction of poet Milton
Milton, an English poet (1608-1674), was born in London. 1One day on February 9th, 608, while Shakespeare was still writing his great works, another great English poet was born in London. He was john milton. John milton's father is a legal document, and his family is very rich. Although john milton's father was a Puritan, he was not as dull as other Puritans. He likes music very much, which makes Milton like music. Under the influence of his father, Milton likes studying very much. At that time, he often had to study late into the night, which was also very harmful to his future health.
When Milton 12 years old, his father sent him to a famous boys' school named St. Paul, and he entered Cambridge University for further study when 15 years old. Because of his handsome appearance and independent thinking, Milton became the best scholar at Cambridge University at that time. After graduating from college, he gave up the idea of becoming a priest in an English church. After repeated thinking, Milton firmly believes that he was born a poet. So in order to realize his ideal better in the future, he began to write poems and study hard.
Later, Milton wrote many poems, which left great wealth to mankind in the history of literature. His works influenced many later poets. 1674, the great poet finally passed away.
Introduction to Milton's works
Milton is a representative of Puritan literature, and he has been fighting for bourgeois democratic movement all his life. Milton has many works, and he has created many masterpieces in his life, such as Paradise Lost, paradise regained and Samson.
1649 after the founding of the Republic of China, the new government appointed Milton as Latin secretary. During this period, he wrote many articles to defend * * * and the country, but he persisted because of fatigue and blindness. After the restoration of the dynasty, Milton was persecuted, all his works were burned and he lived in poverty. During this period, he completed three representative works of his life, namely Paradise Lost, paradise regained and Samson.
Milton's early works were mainly short poems. His sonnets praised freedom and expressed feelings, and made great achievements in art. Milton inherited the humanistic thought of16th century, accepted the achievements of new science of17th century, and was critical of it at the same time. Milton affirmed life, but denied infinite enjoyment. He affirmed human ambition, but denied the ambition and arrogance developed from it. He affirmed science, but denied that science was everything. Milton's thought is the truest reflection of revolutionary Puritanism.
Paradise Lost is one of Milton's outstanding masterpieces. He wrote this poem to illustrate the root of human misfortune. This poem is the sharpest criticism of the dissolute life of feudal nobles. Milton is an important representative of British realistic education. He lived in the17th century and was an outstanding defender of the bourgeois revolution at that time. He is an outstanding poet and occupies an important position in the literary world.
The influence of the poet Milton
Milton's influence can be divided into literary influence and free concept influence. Milton was one of the most important orators, essayists and pamphleteers of his time. Milton's essays and speeches are still shining today. Classical factors in English literature existed as early as the Renaissance, which can also be seen from Milton's works.
On the other hand, Milton, as a giant of the English Renaissance, was influenced by both the Renaissance and the Reformation. Therefore, he is not only a devout Christian, but also a man with profound classical humanism, which embodies the typical image of a Christian with individualistic tendencies. Milton's exposition of freedom is closely related to the British bourgeois revolution, and it is the development of the domestic situation in Britain that urges him to pay constant attention to various issues and expound the concept of freedom.
Milton's thought of freedom has far-reaching influence. It is mainly manifested in two aspects: first, it has made great contributions to promoting bourgeois revolution and freedom of the press; Second, it has made great contributions to promoting the academic research of bourgeois press freedom.