However, this effort deals primarily with the temptation of Christ as recounted in the Gospel of Luke.Īn interesting anecdote recounted by a Quaker named Thomas Ellwood provides some insight into Paradise Regained?'?s development. Paradise Regained is connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem Paradise Lost, with which it shares similar theological themes indeed, its title, its use of blank verse, and its progression through Christian history recall the earlier work. The volume in which it appeared also contained the poet's closet drama Samson Agonistes. Paradise Regained is a poem by English poet John Milton, first published in 1671 by John Macock.
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