Happy birthday, Milton

[wshaffer]

John Milton was born 400 years ago today. Celebrate by watching this clip of Philip Pullman reading from Paradise Lost.

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[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Brewster for one is not surprised. (Apparently Milton was one of his inspirations when writing "His Dark Materials" - as the avowed anti-CS Lewis, Pullman looked to a Gnostic view of things.)

[wshaffer.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes - If I remember correctly, there are parts of The Subtle Knife that practically read like Milton fanfic.