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Chapter Six
The Seventeenth Century
Historical background
Reasons for the bourgeois revolution
conflicts with the power of the monarch
Parliament
the persecution of the Puritans
under the cloak of religion
The Puritans were Christians who wanted to make reforms in the Anglican Church.
• They were opposed to Charles I.• They did away with the elaborate ceremonies.• They demanded a simple religious belief.• They demanded a simple manner of worship.• a simple manner of church organization• They interpreted the Bible in a new way. • They argued that the Bible encouraged trade
and individual freedom.
Puritanism represented the interests of the bourgeoisie.
Charles I took strong measures against the Puritans
The king of England
Charles I
Cromwell
the son of Charles I
James II
William of Orange
be headed in 1649 and England became a commonwealth.
death
succeeded
be driven out of England
The Bill of Rights
The power was restricted. constitutional monarchy
The King James Bible of 1611
The Bible
written in Hebrew
about the creation of the universe
The Old Testament
written in Greek
about the life, teachings and deeds of Jesus Christ
The New Testament
Francis Bacon (1561 --- 1626)
Born: in London in 1561
His father: Lord Keeper of the Seal
Education: at Cambridge for two years
Experiences: made friends with the Earl of Essex
be appointed Lord Chancellor
admitted himself guilty of “corruption and neglect”
be punished, dismissed from his office
died of the cold
MetaphysicalPoets
玄学派
John Donne
Cavalier Poets 骑士派
Samuel Johnson
Ben Johnson
John Donne (1572 --- 1631)
Born: in a Roman Catholic family
Education: at Oxford and Cambridge, at Lincoln’s Inn
Hobby: adventures
Love: elope, be cast into prison
Experiences: the courtier, the lover, the soldier,
Dean of St.Paul’s Cathedral
His poems
negative attitude towards love
positive attitude towards love
a cynical tone to satirize women’s inconstancy
expresses his genuine sentiments of love, sanctifies love as something holy
John Milton (1608 --- 1674)
Born: in a Puritan family
Education: at the Cambridge talent in poetry
In 1632 he completed his M.A.
Experience: travelled in Eropean countries
returned to England in 1639
Ideas: be opposed to church government
advocate the abolition of episcopacy
Milton’s writing periods:
The 1st period: early works
On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity (1629)
《基督诞生晨颂》L’Allegro 1632 《快乐的人》
ILPenseroso 1632 《幽思的人》
Comus 1637 《科玛斯》
Lycidas 1638 《利西达斯》
The 2nd period:
The Tenure of Kings and Magistrates
《国王与官吏的职权》Defence of the English People
《为英国人民而辩》
Second Defence of the English People
《为英国人民再辩》
middle works
The 3rd Period the late works
Paradise Lost 《失乐园》
Paradise Regained 《复乐园》
Samson Agonistes 《力士参孙》
masterpiece
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