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Paradise Lost

American  

noun

  1. an epic poem (1667) by John Milton.

Paradise Lost Cultural  

  1. (1667) An epic by John Milton. Its subject is the Fall of Man; it also tells the stories of the rebellion and punishment of Satan and the creation of Adam and Eve. Milton declares that his aim in the poem is “to justify the ways of God to men.”

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Its Milton inspiration first comes in the title, which recalls a line from "Paradise Lost" including, in part, "Should intermittent vengeance arm again / His red right hand to plague us?"

From Salon • May 18, 2023

Other TV projects include "Waller," with Viola Davis reprising her "Suicide Squad" role as Amanda Waller, and "Paradise Lost," the origin story of Themyscira, the island where Wonder Woman was born.

From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023

Lincolnshire's A Certain Demographic is one theatre company coming to Thorington this summer - with a new version of Milton's Paradise Lost on Saturday, 25 June.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2022

His most recent projects include "Paradise Lost," "Wrath of Man" and "Ida Red."

From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2021

At only five, she started reading a favorite classic of the day, John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

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