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  <name><![CDATA[John Milton]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[John Milton was an English poet, prose polemicist, and civil servant for the English Commonwealth. Most famed for his epic poem &lt;i&gt;Paradise Lost&lt;/i&gt;, Milton is celebrated as well for his eloquent treatise condemning censorship, &lt;i&gt;Areopagitica&lt;/i&gt;. Long considered the supreme English poet, Milton experienced a dip in popularity after attacks by T.S. Eliot and F.R. Leavis in the mid 20th century; but with multiple societies and scholarly journals devoted to his study, Milton’s reputation remains as strong as ever in the 21st century.

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  <title><![CDATA[Paradise Lost]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Leonard]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Christopher B. Ricks]]></name>
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  <title><![CDATA[Complete Poems and Major Prose]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Samson Agonistes]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Paradise Regained]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Riverside Milton]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[The Complete Poetry of John Milton]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[L'Allegro, Il Penseroso, Comus, and Lycidas]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[John Milton: The Major Works]]></title>
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