The 17th CenturyThe Period of Revolution and Restoration.ppt

The 17th CenturyThe Period of Revolution and Restoration John Donne John Milton John Bunyan John Dryden The Stuart dynasty James I (1603-1625) Charles I (1625-1649) --1642 the outbreak of the Civil War/Bourgeois Revolution between royal court parliament between aristocrats middle class --1649 beheading Charles I Charles II (1660-1685) Restoration James II (1685-1688) Mary II and William of Orange (1688-1694, -1702) Glorious/Bloodless Revolution The 17th Century English Literature Early 17th Century: --John DonneMetaphysical School 玄学派 Bourgeois Revolution: --John Milton (poetry) “Paradise Lost” --John Bunyan (Prose) “The Pilgrim’s Progress” The Restoration: --John Dryden (literary critic) John Milton Paradise Lost Great Epic since Beowulf Paradise Regained Samson Agonistes Milton towers his age Shakespeare—the Elizabethan age Chaucer—the medieval age Paradise Lost In this epic, John Milton adopted a new written style of poem- blank verse. (无韵诗) 1) no rhyme/rhymeless 2) Rhythm—iambic pentameter (抑扬格五音部) William Shakespeare— dramatic blank verse John Milton— non-dramatic blank verse Paradise Lost-- story The stories were taken from the Old Testament. The poem concerns the Christian story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Archetype of Apple Tree: Forbidden fruit/ knowledge; Archetype of Frailty: “Frailty, thy name is woman”; women the root of corruption or degeneration; human nature: curiosity, rebellion, pride The image of Satan Satan is the real hero of the poem. Firm, courageous, persistent To Milton, the proud and sombre Satan represented the spirit of rebellion against an unjust authority. John Bunyan He was a poor, uneducated tinker. The only great allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress It is an allegory , a narrative in which general concepts such as sin, despair, and faith are represented as people or as