"One novel describes the creation of life, the other its destruction, and both open with Paradise Lost. It is no surprise that Milton's epic figured in the genesis of science fiction."
"Milton dreamed of creating an epic poem so written to aftertimes, as they should not willingly let it die. That hope was fulfilled, in ways he could not have comprehended."
"Writing it was a heroic feat. Between 1652 and 1660, he had lost a son, a daughter, two wives, his sight, his job, his political project and almost his life."
"Milton credited a celestial muse and it's enough to make even an atheist wonder about divine intervention."
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