"Paradise Lost" written by John Milton is-

Paradise Lost: 
- Paradise Lost, epic poem in blank verse.
- First Published in 1667.
-  It tells the biblical story of the fall from grace of Adam and Eve.
- The theme of 'Paradise Lost' is 'To Justify the way of God to man.
- John Milton is called Epic Poet.
- He is called great master of Blank Verse. 
- Much has been written about Milton’s powerful and sympathetic characterization of Satan.

Main Characters:
- God,
- Lucifer (Satan)
- Adam
- Eve

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