THE BLINDNESS OF MILTON,JOHN

被引:7
作者
BARTLEY, GB
机构
[1] Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 55905, MN
关键词
BLINDNESS; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; GLAUCOMA; JOHN MILTON; RETINAL DETACHMENT;
D O I
10.1007/BF01203397
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
John Milton (1608-1674) often has been regarded as the greatest poet of his time, yet he did not compose his most famous work, Paradise Lost, until after he had become blind in both eyes. On the basis of clues in Milton's writings, several possible diagnoses have been advanced to explain his loss of vision. The evidence for and against each theory is presented.
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