多恩马维尔1.ppt

English Literature  Historical background The Outbreak of the Civil War 1642 beheading Charles I 1649 The Commonwealth 1649-1660 run by the parliament, with Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector (Military dictatorship) The Restoration (The Stuart dynasty) Charles II (1660-1685) James II (1685-1688) The Glorious/Bloodless Revolution Mary II and William of Orange a constitutional monarchy established Literature in 17th Century In drama Ben Jonson, Volpone 狐狸 (1606) Drama continued to flourish until the closing of the theaters at the onset of the English Revolution in 1642. In Poetry p71 The Cavalier Poetry vs The Metaphysical Poetry John Donne, Andrew Marvell, John Milton In Prose King James Version of the Bible (1611) 钦定版圣经 p70 John Bunyan and his Pilgrim’s Progress In literary criticism John Dryden, An Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668) Metaphysical poetry Time: a kind of poetry written chiefly in 17th-century England. Representative: John Donne Characteristics: bold and ingenious conceits complex and subtle thought, frequent use of paradox, a dramatic directness of language, rhythm derives from living speech. Themes: Love, death, and religion, etc. Metaphysical Conceit An elaborate, exaggerated metaphor, usually strained or far-fetched in nature, comparing two incredibly dissimilar things. Unlike the conceits found in other Elizabethan poetry, most notably Petrarchan conceits, which formed clichéd comparisons between more closely related objects (such as a rose and love), Metaphysical conceits go to a greater depth in comparing two completely unlike objects. John Donne is considered a master of the conceit. Who is John Donne? No man is an island,Entire of itself.Each is a piece of the continent,A part of the main.If a clod be washed away by the sea,Europe is the less.As well as if a promontory were.As well as if a manor of thine ownOr of thine friends were. Each mans death diminishes me,For I am involved in mankind.Therefore, send not to