• John Milton was a civil servant.• John Milton: - Born: December 9, 1608, London, England- Death: November 8, 1674, London.- He was an English poet, pamphleteer, and historian.- To some scholar, He is considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare.- Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English.- Milton attended the University of Cambridge (1625–32), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English.- John Milton is called Epic Poet.- He is called the great master of Blank Verse. • Major Works: - Paradise lost (1667), the greatest epic in English. - Paradise regained (1671) separated into four books. - Samson Agonistes (1671) (Poetic Drama)- Lycidas (elegy)- On his Blindness (Sonnet)• Top quotes: - Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven. (Paradise lost)- Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the days. ( Paradise regained)- Death is the golden key that opens the place of eternity.( Paradise lost)Source: Encyclopedia Britannica