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unit 4 english literature in the 17th century english literature in the 17th century plan: 1.general background 2. john milton (1608 - 1674) 3. john dryden (1631-1700) the century of transition the seventeenth century is in many ways the century of transition into our modern world. the civil wars separated men from the older ways of living and the religious controversies(tortishuv,bahs) killed much that had remained lively in the national imagination since the middle ages. elizabeth i died in 1603 leaving no heir. her cousin james vi of scot-land became king james i of england in england. james governed the two countries as separate kingdoms. he was a member of the house of stuart, which ruled england for most of the period from 1603 to 1614. james was an arrogant and superstitious(xurofatga berilgan) man who quarrelled often with parliament. after james died in 1625, his son charles i ascended to …

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e son of the executed king, ascended the throne in 1660. charles ii’s reign was followed by the brief reign of his brother james ii, who came to the throne in 1685. the years between 1660 and 1688 are called the “restoration”. political events by that time two main parties had been formed in parliament, one representing the interests of businessmen, the other, the interests of the land-owners and clergy. the two parties hated each other so much that the insulting nicknames of “whigs” for businessmen and “tories” for landowners were invented. later, these names came to be used officially. in 1688 the parliament worked out the bill of rights, according to which the royal power, the armed forces, and taxation were brought under the control of parliament. king james fled to france, and in 1689 the crown was offered to his daughter mary and her husband william of holland. …

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be of ben”, developed a second main style of poetry. they wrote in a more conservative, restrained fashion and on more limited subjects than the metaphysical poets. a great poet of the century, john milton had a style of his own, and he remained outside both donne’s and jonson’s influence. john milton (1608 - 1674) the greatest poet of the xvii century john milton was born in london on december 9, 1608. milton’s father was a prosperous scrivener in london. he was also an amateur composer. milton from childhood milton learned to love music and books; he read and studied so intensely that at the age of twelve he had already formed the habit of working until midnight. at first milton attended st. paul’s school. his progress in every department of knowledge was very rapid, and at the age of sixteen he went to the university of cambridge. on graduating, …

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iamentary cause against the royalists. during his years as latin secretary and journalist milton wrote only a few sonnets. diseases milton had weak eyes even as a child; in 1652 he lost his eyesight completely. with the restoration of the monarchy in 1660, milton was discharged from office. all his famous pamphlets were burnt by the hangman. but the poet’s military spirit was not crushed. he and his family moved to a small house not far from london, and milton again began to write poetry. the story of “samson” is taken from the bible. samson, the great hero, is imprisoned and blinded, but manages to destroy his enemies, although he perishes himself. some character features of the hero of the tragedy are identical with those of the author, milton. in it milton shows that he remained faithful to his ideals. it is considered his most powerful work. “paradise lost” milton …

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en of eden by the guardian angels, returns at night in the form of a serpent. next morning, the serpent persuades eve to eat the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge and to take another one for adam. john dryden (1631-1700) john dryden was the outstanding english poet from the restoration in 1660 to the end of the 17th century. he was born to a puritan family in london and graduated from cambridge university in 1654. dryden dryden wrote verse in several forms: odes, poetic drama, biting satires, and translations of classic authors. his early poem “heroic stanzas on the death of cromwell“ was published in 1659. a year later it was followed by “astraea redux”, which celebrated the restoration of the stuart line to the throne. in 1667 dryden published “annus mirabilis”, a poem commemorating three events of the previous year: the end of the plague, the great …

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unit 4 english literature in the 17th century english literature in the 17th century plan: 1.general background 2. john milton (1608 - 1674) 3. john dryden (1631-1700) the century of transition the seventeenth century is in many ways the century of transition into our modern world. the civil wars separated men from the older ways of living and the religious controversies(tortishuv,bahs) killed much that had remained lively in the national imagination since the middle ages. elizabeth i died in 1603 leaving no heir. her cousin james vi of scot-land became king james i of england in england. james governed the two countries as separate kingdoms. he was a member of the house of stuart, which ruled england for most of …

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