Paradise Lost was written by the English poet John Milton (1608–1674).
About John Milton and Paradise Lost
- John Milton was a 17th-century poet, polemicist, and civil servant who wrote Paradise Lost, an epic poem first published in 1667 and revised in 1674.
- Paradise Lost is considered one of the greatest poems in the English language. It tells the biblical story of the fall of man, focusing on Adam and Eve's temptation by Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden.
- Blind by the time he composed much of the poem, Milton dictated it to scribes including his daughter.
- The poem explores themes including free will, obedience, and the nature of good and evil.
Thus, John Milton is the author of Paradise Lost, his most famous and influential work.
