F1123.D: Introduction to Literary Study: British Literature
Summer 2000
H. Blurton
Chronology for John Milton, Paradise Lost
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1608 |
Milton born December 9 |
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1625 - 1632 |
Christ College, Cambridge |
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1632 |
First published poem (published anonymously): On Shakespeare in the second folio |
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1634 |
A Masque Presented at Ludlow Castle (Comus) performed |
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1637 |
Irish uprising and Scottish invasion |
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1638 |
Lycidas |
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1640 |
Long Parliament convened |
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1641 |
First political tracts: Of Reformation, Of Prelatical Episcopacy, Animadversions upon the Remonstrant’s Defence against Smectymnuus |
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1642 |
Civil War Reason of Church Government, Apology for Smectymnuus |
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1643 |
The Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce |
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1644 |
Areopagitica |
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1646 |
Poems of Mr. J. Milton |
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1649 |
Charles I executed The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates, Eikonoklastes Milton appointed Secretary for Foreign Tongues by the Council of State |
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1652 |
Milton becomes totally blind |
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1654 |
Cromwell becomes Protector |
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1658 |
Death of Cromwell |
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1659 |
A Treatise of Civil Power, Consideration Touching the Likeliest Means to Remove Hirelings Out of the Church |
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1660 |
The Ready and Easy Way to Establish a Free Commonwealth Charles II enters London Milton is arrested and imprisoned for seven months |
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1667 |
Paradise Lost first published in ten books |
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1670 |
The History of Britain published |
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1671 |
Paradise Regained, Samson Agonistes |
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1673 |
Poems (revised and enlarged), Of True Religion |
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1674 |
Paradise Lost published in twelve books Milton dies November 8 |