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1. John Milton (1608-1674)

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This clip is from Episode Seven of the 1984 series Six Centuries of Verse (produced by Thames Television), including John Milton's Sonnet 23, and the opening lines of his Paradise Lost, presented by John Gielgud and Ian Richardson. The whole series has been released  on DVD. This short presentation makes an excellent introduction for students to the career and works of John Milton, as covered in the following videos.