Properties (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
epic poem
|
| gptkbp:adaptation |
films
operas theatre plays |
| gptkbp:artMovement |
Victorian literature
Romantic poets |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:John_Milton
|
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
later became a classic
influenced literary criticism initially met with mixed reviews |
| gptkbp:criticalReception |
widely_regarded_as_one_of_the_greatest_works_in_the_English_language
|
| gptkbp:culturalImpact |
inspired numerous adaptations
referenced in popular culture studied in literature courses |
| gptkbp:genre |
religious literature
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
subject of numerous theses
discussed in literary journals extensively analyzed in academia |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
influenced_by_Renaissance_humanism
reflects_Puritan_beliefs written_during_the_English_Civil_War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Milton's Paradise Lost
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
art
music literature |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
Biblical narrative
|
| gptkbp:language |
English
|
| gptkbp:mainCharacter |
gptkb:Satan
gptkb:Adam Eve |
| gptkbp:narrativeStyle |
epic
didactic allegorical |
| gptkbp:notableQuote |
“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”
“Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven.” “What though the field be lost? All is not lost—the unconquerable will.” |
| gptkbp:pageCount |
12
|
| gptkbp:philosophy |
the problem of evil
the existence of God the nature of evil |
| gptkbp:publishedBy |
1667
|
| gptkbp:setting |
Garden of Eden
Heaven Hell |
| gptkbp:structureType |
blank verse
|
| gptkbp:style |
complex syntax
rich imagery elevated language |
| gptkbp:theme |
free will
redemption fall of man |