Exactly
350 years after it was published, Milton’s epic poem is causing controversy in
Egypt. That’s not surprising, given its revolutionary message
We know how Galileo went blind and was imprisoned for publishing his heretical science. What is little known is the meeting he had with John Milton which resulted in a similar fate for the bright young poet. Espousing revolutionary change arguably as a result of meeting Galileo, he fell from a high place to the hell of Death Row and blindness before he could publish his masterpiece Paradise Lost.
Thursday, 21 September 2017
Why Arab Muslims love Paradise Lost – and their leaders hate it
Contemporary relevance: 'The Arab world could really benefit from a
good dose of Milton'.
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