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Milton's Paradise Lost was first published 350 years ago, emerging at a time of revolutionary upheaval in Britain. Poet Sean O'Brien discusses its boldness in terms of adventure.

Milton's Paradise Lost was first published 350 years ago. It remains the most important long poem in the English language. It came out of a time of revolutionary upheaval in Britain and is a political poem as much as a theological one. Poet Sean O'Brien discusses Milton's adventurousness. Producers: Tim Dee and Siobhan Maguire.

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Mon 11 Sep 2017 22:45

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