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From what two tradition Milton draw to write paradise Lost?

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helloo

Paradise Lost follows the conventions/traditions of Epic Poetry...

Its written in blank verse.
It begins "in media res" (latin for in the midst/middle of things)
It begins with an invocation to a muse, has a clear statement of its theme, a vast setting etc...it differs slightly from a traditional epic, in that it has no clearly defined "hero" character

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