The English poet John Milton grappled with this question in his famous epic, Paradise Lost, first published in 1667. And Alan ...

He also has the best lines. “Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heav’n,” Satan declares in “Paradise Lost”, an epic poem by John Milton. God, by contrast, says boring things about ...

When John Milton wrote “Paradise Lost,” (1667) his Satan famously stated, “better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heav’n.” Satan was the villain of the piece, abandoning the Good and the ...

Paradise Lost is an epic poem written in the 17th century by John Milton. It is a tale about Satan, his fall from Heaven, and his rebellion against God.

John Milton, by then completely blind, composed his epic poem by dictation. “Satan Calling Up His Legions,” by William Blake, 1807Credit...William Blake drawing in Milton's "Paradise Lost" via ...

Satan is Reade’s antihero, but “Paradise Lost” is really Adam and Eve’s poem. The reader first spies them through Satan’s eyes when he enters Eden in Book IV.

This print by John Martin (1789-1854) is a good example of the Romantic 'Sublime', art that impacts on emotions and fears. Martin pursued these aims both in panoramic paintings and on a smaller scale ...

Legendary Pictures has just released some new concept art for its upcoming film adaptation of Paradise Lost, and believe us when we tell you it’s quite the eyeful! Read on for the goodies. Alex ...

Shooting in Australia, Paradise Lost will spend 72 weeks in post-production, after a planned eight-week shoot. Don't expect to see this on until some point in late 2013. [via Variety] ...