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John Milton was the chief representative of English Classicism and creator of the work “Paradise Lost”, one of the most important works of world literature. After concluding of the studies, he makes a journey through France and Italy where traces a friendship with Galileo Galilei.

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        Paradise Lost from John Milton starts the epic poem with a prologue in which he performs the traditional epic task of invoking the Muse and starting his purpose. He refers to her as the "Heavenly Muse," to explicit the Christian nature of his work. He also talks about the first man's disobedience toward God and the results of that disobedience (the banishment of Adam and Eve from Heaven). Finishing the prologue he concludes talking about how the plot is going to be developed right after the expulsion of Lucifer (now called Satan) and his crew from Heaven.

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