{"product_id":"paradise-lost-and-other-poems-9780451531834","title":"Paradise Lost and Other Poems","description":"With the three works included in this volume--\u003ci\u003eParadise Lost, Samson Agonistes, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLycidas\u003c\/i\u003e--Milton placed himself next to Shakespeare, Dante, and Homer as one of the greatest literary genius in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Milton\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London on December 9, 1608, and studied at the University of Cambridge. He originally planned to become a clergyman, but abandoned those ambitions to become a poet. Political in his writings, he served a government post during the time of the Commonwealth. In 1651, he went completely blind but he continued to write, finishing \u003cb\u003eParadise Lost\u003c\/b\u003e in 1667, and \u003cb\u003eParadise Regained\u003c\/b\u003e in 1671. He died in 1674.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Signet Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725299388690,"sku":"9780451531834","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ff322fbd-df54-4ad6-acad-a53e911a9169.jpg?v=1734824472","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/paradise-lost-and-other-poems-9780451531834","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}