Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John
Milton (1608–1674). The first version, published in 1667, consists of ten books with
over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into
twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout.
It is considered to be Milton's masterpiece, and it helped solidify his reputation as
one of the greatest English poets of his time.
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