英国文学课件 Donne Milton.ppt

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台州学院英国文学课程组 The Literary Characteristics In literature, the breaking up of old ideals in the Puritan Age led to one of confusion. Medieval standards of chivalry, the impossible loves and romances perished , and the Puritans believed in simplicity of life. They disapproved of the sonnets and the love poetry written in the previous period. In 1642 the theatres were closed. The Bible became now the one book of the people. The Puritan influence in general tended to suppress literary art. Yet this hard , stern sect produced a great poet, John Milton , a great prose writer ,John Bunyan and the metaphysical poetry represented by John Donne. John Bunyan (1628—1688) The Pilgrim’s Progress Christian flees from the City of Destruction, having failed to persuade his wife and children to accompany him, and sets off with his pack (containing his load of worldly sins) to seek the Celestial City (Heaven). One the way he meets with many pitfalls and hindrances. After many narrow escapes and numerous tests of his steadfastness, he finally arrives at the Celestial City. Vanity Fair(PP.158-162) 1598 he was appointed private secretary to Sir Thomas Egerton, Keeper of the Great Seal. he married Egerton’s niece Anne More, and for this he was cast into prison by the girl’s father. Then the couple led a poor life. 1615 he was appointed Royal Chaplain (皇家教士)and then Reader in Divinity(神学教授/讲师) at Lincoln’s Inn. 1621-1631 he was Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Back Metaphysical Poetry: The poetry of John Donne and other seventeenth-century poets who wrote in a similar style. Metaphysical poetry is characterized by verbal wit, ingenious structure, irregular meter , colloquial language , elaborate imagery , and a drawing together of dissimilar ideas. Conceit (奇喻): A kind of metaphor that

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