terest.Р② Middle Period & Prose PamphletsР③ Later Years & Major PoetryРAfter the Restoration in 1660, Milton was imprisoned. His release was brought about mainly through the efforts of his friends, notably the poet Andrew Marwell, after that time he devoted himself to his 3 major poetical works: Paradise Lost (1667), Paradise Regained (1671), & Samson Agonistes (1671). Among the three, the first is the greatest, indeed the only generally acknowledged epic in English literature since Beowulf; & the last one is the most perfect example of the verse drama after the Greek style in English.РParadise Regained РMain plot: show how mankind, in the person of Christ, withstands the tempter and is established once more in the divine favor.РTheme: Christ’s temptation in the wildernessРSamson Agonistes
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