John Milton ( Eng. John Milton; December 9, 1608, London November 8, 1674, ibid) English poet, politician and thinker; author of political pamphlets and religious treatises

John Milton ( Eng. John Milton ; December 9, 1608 , London - November 8, 1674 , ibid) - English poet, politician and thinker ; author of political pamphlets and religious treatises .

John Milton
him to overcome the inconvenience of his blindness. Aubrey's notes describe the poet's daily routine as follows: awakening at 4:30 in the morning, after which the secretary came to him and read the Hebrew Bible , after which Milton indulged in meditation for some time. He started work at 7 in the morning and dictated until dinner, at which he was often joined by various educated people who were looking for the company of a great man .
In his old age, Milton found himself alone in the close circle of his family - his third wife (the first and second died) and three daughters from his first marriage; he forced the latter to read aloud to him in languages ​​they did not understand, which aroused in them an extremely unfriendly attitude towards him. For Milton, complete loneliness came - and at the same time the time of the greatest creativity. This last period of life, from 1660 to 1674 , was marked by three brilliant works: Paradise Lost (Paradise Lost), Paradise Regained (Paradise Regained) and Samson the Fighter (Samson Agonistes).