Milton paradise lost

Creative 365: 2012 | Day 5 I’ve decided to do my favorite quotes. And I will ‘cheat’ and post some previous ones for Jan. 1-4. However, the new ones will all be 8″x8″ and I will make them available for downloading and printing. Today? John Milton, Paradise Lost. I wanted to use all old typography, […]

john milton, paradise lost

Source: the “English Literature” Facebook page.

The Devil, also known as Lucifer or Satan, is the main antagonist of the Bible. He is regarded by many religions as the supreme overlord of Hell and demons. Alternatively, he is also considered to be the living embodiment of evil, whose power is second only to that of God. Although Satan was originally a Judeo-Christian concept, almost all orthodox religions have an evil godlike (or semi-godlike) figure that can be said to be connected to Satan in their mannerism and purpose. To some, Satan…

Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré Illustrations for John Milton's Paradise Lost

With the growing influence of organizations like The Satanic Temple online and on social media, is Satan establishing a foothold over all that is good and holy? Or is something else going on?

War in heaven. Gustave Doré, illustration for John Milton’s Paradise Lost ~ 1866 • Bibliothèque Infernale on FB

Pandemonium by John Martin (1841). Happy birthday to John Milton, 400-years-old today. “High on a throne of a royal state, which far / Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind” by Gustav…