英美文学课件Part 10John Milton and John Bunyan.pptVIP

Part Ten John Milton and John Bunyan I. His Life Story 1) born in London, of a puritan’s family, in 1608 2) receiving very good education a. tutored privately b. educated at St. Paul’s School and Christ’s College, Cambridge University c. won his B.A. and M.A. with distinction d. read classics which prepared him for his vocation as a poet Part Ten John Milton e. travelled through France, Switzerland and Italy, having a hatred against the corruption of the bishops in the Anglican church, sympathetic to the many causes of Puritanism f. appointed Latin Secretary to the newly formed Council of State Part Ten John Milton g. during the Restoration, naturally arrested and jailed, set about composing Paradise Lost h. died in 1674, buried in a small church in London, after his death, his reputation growing rapidly, Paradise Lost considered as a classic of English literature, the greatest epic in English language Part Ten John Milton II Paradise Lost 1) In blank verse (无韵诗): Blank verse is unrimed iambic pentameter. It holds a very important place in English poetry, much used in epics and dramas, such as Milton’s Paradise Lost and Shakespeare’s plays. E.g. “For here lies Juliet, and her beauty makes The vault a feasting presence full of light.” Part Ten John Milton 2) Consists of 12 books 3) based on the Old Testament: the creation (Genesis), the rebellion of Satan, Satan’s temptation of Eve, and the expulsion of Adam and Eve from The Garden of Eden 4) about the plot a. Man’s disobedience and the consequent loss of Paradise b. Satan and his fellow rebel angels’ being thrown into Hell, chained on the burning lake c. not surrender and plan another plot d. escape from Hell, go to the newly created world to corrupt man Part Ten John Milton e. the secret of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in The Garden of Eve f. entered the body of a serpent, convinces Eve, the fruit, gained