John Milton英美文学.pptx

  John Milton  (1608-1674);An English poet,polemicist and scholary man of letters. A civil servant for the commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell. Best known for his epic poem –Paradise Lost;1608-Born on Bread Street in Cheapside, London, England. 1625-Attended Christ’s college,Cambridge. 1629-Graduated with a BA. 1632-Obtained his master of arts degree. 1632-Broke into the public literary scene. 1635-The Miltons moved to Horton,Backinghamshire where he pursued his studies in Greek, Latin, and Italian, devoting much time to the Church Fathers.;1637- 7 months after his mothers death, he wrote the pastoral work Lycidas. 1638-Began his European journey, visited Italy and met Galileo. 1639-Returned to England and began to think about writing an Arthurian epic. 1642-At the age of 34, married Mary Powell, age 17. 1645-Reconciled , and daughter Anne was born a year later. ;1649-worked as a secretary for the government 1652-became totally blind due to overwork. 1656-remarried ,the happiest time in his life. 1663-got a third wife 1667-Milton finally concluded an agreement with a publisher for the printing of Paradise Lost. 1674-On the day before his 66th birthday, November 8, Milton died ; Paradise Lost[失乐园]----1667 Paradise Regained[复乐园]----1671 力士参孙----1671;Paradise Lost [失乐园] ;Adam and Eve;The mind can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven. 思想可以把天堂变成地狱，也可以把地狱变成天堂。;The childhood shows the man ,as morning shows the day. 从小能看大， 就像清晨看白天。;Milton’s Style;The most learned poet; The greatest writer of the 17th century; One of the giants(巨人) of English literature Greatly influenced by two historical movements of Renaissance(文艺复兴) and Reformation(宗教改革). Like Spenser and Shakespeare, he was also one of the Renaissance giants not only in England but also in the whole world. Almost all later poets in English litera