John Milton's Paradise Lost Publication
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When did John Milton publish Paradise Lost?

  • 1667 (correct)
  • 1663
  • 1658
  • 1628
  • Which epic poets did John Milton aspire to rival with his work?

  • Homer, Aeschylus, and Euripides
  • Homer, Virgil, and Tasso (correct)
  • Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
  • Virgil, Spenser, and Tasso
  • Before writing heroic verse, Milton followed a pattern established by which poet?

  • Tasso
  • Homer
  • Virgil (correct)
  • Spenser
  • Which poem by Milton mentions his plans for an epic about ancient Britain?

    <p>'Epitaphium Damonis'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did John Milton announce his epic ambitions in an English poem at Christ's College, Cambridge?

    <p>1628</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of Milton's early poems is considered to solicit comparison with pastoral poems by Virgil and Spenser?

    <p>'Lycidas'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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