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Ed Simon

Milton’s ‘Paradise Lost’ isn’t just a poem about man and god. It was the first ‘scientific epic’

The 10,000-line epic poem, published in 1667, was heavily influenced by Galileo and the scientific revolution of the time.

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· Apr 05, 2018 · 05:30 pm
The reality of race: The term ‘white people’ was invented by a playwright in 1613

Thomas Middleton’s ‘The Triumphs of Truth’ is the earliest printed example of a European author referring to fellow Europeans as ‘white people’.

Ed Simon
· Sep 15, 2017 · 11:30 pm