John Milton Paradise Lost 分析.pptVIP

Lecture 9 John Milton — Paradise Lost John Milton(1608—1674 ) Paradise Lost takes its place in western literature along with Homer’s Illiad and Odyssey, Virgil’s Aneid《伊尼伊德》, and Dante’s Divine Comedy and in English literature with Beowulf and Spenser’s Fairie Queene. 1. John Miltons Times 1642-1649: English Civil War King/Anglican Clergy vs. Parliament (dominated by Puritans) Protestant Revolution (Death of King Charles I) 1649-1660: No British King 1649-1653: Commonwealth 1653-1658: Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell 1660: Restoration (of King Charles II) 2.Milton’s