I book I recently finished (“The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve” by historian Stephen Greenblatt) has a large section on “Paradise Lost,” which includes a lot of biographical material on John Milton. Interesting guy. Caught up in the English Civil War, while held in suspicion by both sides (politically he supported Parliament over the Crown, but he was no Puritan, and his in-laws (with whom he did not get along) were active Royalists; he posted a sonnet on his door essentially asking soldiers of either side “Please don’t raid my home, I’m merely a very important poet”). And of course there’s the small matter of composing an epic masterpiece of over 10,000 lines of blank verse, dictating 40 or so lines at a time, while blind as a bat…
hariseldon59 almost 4 years ago
It’s scary how much Al and I think alike.
SHIVA almost 4 years ago
He’s a regular Einstein!!
Andrew Sleeth almost 4 years ago
Oh GEEZ! Somebody fetch oxygen! I can’t stop laughing.
Blaidd Drwg Premium Member almost 4 years ago
Milton Berle, way funnier than both Milton John and John Milton.
Jeffin Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I’m puzzled. I thought he was talking about Milton Bradley.
fritzoid Premium Member almost 4 years ago
I book I recently finished (“The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve” by historian Stephen Greenblatt) has a large section on “Paradise Lost,” which includes a lot of biographical material on John Milton. Interesting guy. Caught up in the English Civil War, while held in suspicion by both sides (politically he supported Parliament over the Crown, but he was no Puritan, and his in-laws (with whom he did not get along) were active Royalists; he posted a sonnet on his door essentially asking soldiers of either side “Please don’t raid my home, I’m merely a very important poet”). And of course there’s the small matter of composing an epic masterpiece of over 10,000 lines of blank verse, dictating 40 or so lines at a time, while blind as a bat…
cuzinron47 almost 4 years ago
Axel: “I’ll take that as a ‘no’”.