The great poet and scholar John Milton was born #onthisday in 1608. Explore his epic poem Paradise Lost and other splendid works in our latest @UntoldLives blog http://bit.ly/1YYKx0x
The great poet and scholar John Milton was born #onthisday in 1608. Explore his epic poem Paradise Lost and other splendid works in our latest @UntoldLives blog http://bit.ly/1YYKx0x
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On this day in 1667, John Milton sold the copyright to Paradise Lost for a 10 pounds. Once published, the poem was immediately hailed as a masterpiece of the English language.
"Of Man's first disobedience, and the fruit
Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste
Brought death into the world, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat"
--from PARADISE LOST
Of that forbidden tree whose mortal taste
Brought death into the world, and all our woe,
With loss of Eden, till one greater Man
Restore us, and regain the blissful Seat"
--from PARADISE LOST
John Milton died in Bunhill, London, England on this day in 1674 (aged 65).
"At A Solemn Music" by John Milton
Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heav'n's joy,
Sphere-born harmonious Sisters, Voice and Verse,
Wed your divine sounds, and mixt power employ
Dead things with inbreath'd sense able to pierce,
And to our high-rais'd fantasy present
That undisturbed Song of pure concent,
Ay sung before that saphire-colour'd throne
To Him that sits thereon
With Saintly shout and solemn Jubilee,
Where the bright Seraphim in burning row
Their loud up-lifted Angel trumpets blow,
And the Cherubic host in thousand choirs
Touch their immortal Harps of golden wires,
With those just Spirits that wear victorious Palms,
Hymns devout and holy Psalms
Singing everlastingly;
That we on Earth with undiscording voice
May rightly answer that melodious noise;
As once we did, till disproportion'd sin
Jarr'd against Nature's chime, and with harsh din
Broke the fair music that all creatures made
To their great Lord, whose love their motion sway'd
In first obedience, and their state of good.
And keep in tune with Heav'n, till God ere long
To His celestial consort us unite,
To live with Him, and sing in endless morn of light.
Sphere-born harmonious Sisters, Voice and Verse,
Wed your divine sounds, and mixt power employ
Dead things with inbreath'd sense able to pierce,
And to our high-rais'd fantasy present
That undisturbed Song of pure concent,
Ay sung before that saphire-colour'd throne
To Him that sits thereon
With Saintly shout and solemn Jubilee,
Where the bright Seraphim in burning row
Their loud up-lifted Angel trumpets blow,
And the Cherubic host in thousand choirs
Touch their immortal Harps of golden wires,
With those just Spirits that wear victorious Palms,
Hymns devout and holy Psalms
Singing everlastingly;
That we on Earth with undiscording voice
May rightly answer that melodious noise;
As once we did, till disproportion'd sin
Jarr'd against Nature's chime, and with harsh din
Broke the fair music that all creatures made
To their great Lord, whose love their motion sway'd
In first obedience, and their state of good.
And keep in tune with Heav'n, till God ere long
To His celestial consort us unite,
To live with Him, and sing in endless morn of light.
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Milton wrote poetry of such sublime beauty that he managed, through its universal influence, to transform the character of the English language. From his astonishing epic Paradise Lost, with its magnificent blank verse and mesmerizing characters, to the tragic brilliance of Samson Agonistes, Milton engaged the political and religious issues of his troubled times with subtlety and sophistication. His moving elegy “Lycidas,” written after the untimely drowning death of a friend, has been hailed as the greatest lyric poem in English. The classic shorter works, from the pastoral poems “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso” to the enchanting masque Comus, to the intensely personal sonnets, share the grandeur and vitality of his epics; all serve as continual reminders of the heights the human imagination can achieve. With an introduction by Gordon Campbell.
"On the Morning Of Christ's Nativity" by John Milton
I
On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
This is the month, and this the happy morn
Wherein the Son of Heav'n's eternal King,
Of wedded Maid, and Virgin Mother born,
Our great redemption from above did bring;
For so the holy sages once did sing,
That he our deadly forfeit should release,
And with his Father work us a perpetual peace.
On the Morning of Christ's Nativity
This is the month, and this the happy morn
Wherein the Son of Heav'n's eternal King,
Of wedded Maid, and Virgin Mother born,
Our great redemption from above did bring;
For so the holy sages once did sing,
That he our deadly forfeit should release,
And with his Father work us a perpetual peace.
II
That glorious Form, that Light unsufferable,
And that far-beaming blaze of Majesty,
Wherewith he wont at Heav'n's high council-table,
To sit the midst of Trinal Unity,
He laid aside, and here with us to be,
Forsook the courts of everlasting day,
And chose with us a darksome house of mortal clay.
That glorious Form, that Light unsufferable,
And that far-beaming blaze of Majesty,
Wherewith he wont at Heav'n's high council-table,
To sit the midst of Trinal Unity,
He laid aside, and here with us to be,
Forsook the courts of everlasting day,
And chose with us a darksome house of mortal clay.
III
Say Heav'nly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein
Afford a present to the Infant God?
Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,
To welcome him to this his new abode,
Now while the heav'n, by the Sun's team untrod,
Hath took no print of the approaching light,
And all the spangled host keep watch in squadrons bright?
Say Heav'nly Muse, shall not thy sacred vein
Afford a present to the Infant God?
Hast thou no verse, no hymn, or solemn strain,
To welcome him to this his new abode,
Now while the heav'n, by the Sun's team untrod,
Hath took no print of the approaching light,
And all the spangled host keep watch in squadrons bright?
IV
See how from far upon the eastern road
The star-led wizards haste with odours sweet:
O run, prevent them with thy humble ode,
And lay it lowly at his blessed feet;
Have thou the honour first thy Lord to greet,
And join thy voice unto the angel quire,
From out his secret altar touched with hallowed fire.
See how from far upon the eastern road
The star-led wizards haste with odours sweet:
O run, prevent them with thy humble ode,
And lay it lowly at his blessed feet;
Have thou the honour first thy Lord to greet,
And join thy voice unto the angel quire,
From out his secret altar touched with hallowed fire.
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John Milton wrote poetry of such sublime beauty that he managed, through its universal influence, to transform the character of the English language. From his astonishing epic Paradise Lost, with its magnificent blank verse and mesmerizing characters, to the tragic brilliance of Samson Agonistes, Milton engaged the political and religious issues of his troubled times with subtlety and sophistication. His moving elegy “Lycidas,” written after the untimely drowning death of a friend, has been hailed as the greatest lyric poem in English. The classic shorter works, from the pastoral poems “L’Allegro” and “Il Penseroso” to the enchanting masque Comus, to the intensely personal sonnets, share the grandeur and vitality of his epics; all serve as continual reminders of the heights the human imagination can achieve. With an introduction by Gordon Campbell.
His best late works include a series of large watercolours illustrating Milton's poems L’allegro and Il Penseroso
快活の人、沈思の人
這詩集有漢譯。 不過，詩歌翻譯之後還是詩歌嗎？
Samuel Palmer
Wikipedia article "Samuel Palmer".
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Cambridge Early Music Summer Schools 2008
CONCERT SERIES 2008 Concert No. 16
L'ALLEGRO, IL PENSEROSO ED IL MODERATO
Essex Baroque Orchestra ; Psalmody dir. Peter Holman
6.00pm, Sunday 7 December, 2008
Tickets: £18, £12, £8
As part of the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of John Milton's birth, spearheaded by Christ's College, and in partnership with the Suffolk Villages Festival, we are delighted to present this performance of a Handel masterpiece, sometimes known as "Merriment, Melancholy and Moderation". Milton's "L'Allegro" and "Il Penseroso" provide the text of the first two sections of this secular oratorio, while Handel's regular librettist Charles Jennens completed the set with "Il Moderato". Extolling the pleasures of the English countryside, this rarely-performed work contains some of Handel's most beautiful and memorable music.
There will be a pre-concert talk by Dr Jessica Martin, Fellow of Trinity College Cambridge, at 5.00pm in Trinity College Chapel. Admission to the talk is free.
Poet John Milton was born on this day in 1608.
Featured Artwork of the Day: Author: John Milton (British, 1608–1674) | Paradise Lost | 1902 http://met.org/1CbSeZt
John Milton, poet and creator of Paradise Lost, was born #onthisday in 1608. #DiscoverLiterature to find out more about this epic poem.http://bit.ly/1yvvP6N
奇美博物館新增了 2 張相片。
【典藏組小編時間】
12/9是英國文學家約翰‧米爾頓(1608-1674)的生日。
他所寫的《失樂園》(Paradise Lost)被認為是偉大的文學作品之一。奇美博物館收藏的《米爾頓盾牌》，就是刻畫了《失樂園》中的場景。
盾牌中央的是「大天使拉斐爾向亞當夏娃訴說天堂大戰的始末」。下方則可見大天使米迦勒打敗撒旦的情景。
這件盾牌原本表面生成硫化銀，所以紋飾和人物造型都不甚清晰。在經過修復師的清潔後，就可以清楚地觀賞到盾牌的樣貌了！
《米爾頓盾牌》目前展示於兵器廳，大家未來參觀博物館的時候，千萬別忘記來欣賞這件精彩的盾牌！
12/9是英國文學家約翰‧米爾頓(1608-1674)的生日。
他所寫的《失樂園》(Paradise Lost)被認為是偉大的文學作品之一。奇美博物館收藏的《米爾頓盾牌》，就是刻畫了《失樂園》中的場景。
盾牌中央的是「大天使拉斐爾向亞當夏娃訴說天堂大戰的始末」。下方則可見大天使米迦勒打敗撒旦的情景。
這件盾牌原本表面生成硫化銀，所以紋飾和人物造型都不甚清晰。在經過修復師的清潔後，就可以清楚地觀賞到盾牌的樣貌了！
《米爾頓盾牌》目前展示於兵器廳，大家未來參觀博物館的時候，千萬別忘記來欣賞這件精彩的盾牌！
艾金頓公司│米爾頓盾牌│約1866-1870製
Elkington & Co.│The Milton Shield│ca. 1866-1870 copy
Elkington & Co.│The Milton Shield│ca. 1866-1870 copy
Happy birthday to Henry Fuseli, born on this day in 1741. This canvas illustrates a passage from “Paradise Lost” in which the hellhounds surrounding Sin are compared to those who "follow the night-hag when, called, / In secret, riding through the air she comes, Lured with the smell of infant blood, to dance / With Lapland witches, while the laboring moon Eclipses at their charms."
Henry Fuseli (Swiss, 1741–1825) | The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches | 1796 http://met.org/1X9gli7
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