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english literature in the 17th century lecturer: madina madiyeva general background 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 (qarama qarshiliklar) 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 scotland became king james i of england. in england james governed the two countries as separate kingdoms. he was a member of the house (palata) of stuart, which ruled england for most of the period from 1603 to 1714. james was an arrogant (takabbur) and superstitious (xurofiy) man who quarrelled often with parliament. after james died in 1625, his son charles i ascended (ko’tarilmoq, o’tirmoq) to the throne. general background conflicts between the monarchy and parliament worsened. civil war broke …

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en 1660 and 1688 are called the “restoration (qayta tiklanish)”. 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 (yozuvchi) in london. he was also an amateur composer. 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, milton retired to his father’s country place, horton, in buckinghamshire. there he gave himself up to study and poetry. many of milton’s poems were written at horton. these comprise the first period in his creative work. john milton (1608 - …

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s god who rules the universe, autocratically. though banished (haydalmoq) from heaven, satan is glad to have gained freedom. he pities the rebel-angels who have lost life in heaven for his sake, and decides to go on with the war against god. 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 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. john dryden (1631-1700) in 1667 dryden published “annus mirabilis”, a poem commemorating three events of the previous year: the end …

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vity? 2. in 1649 milton was appointed latin secretary to the council of state. what did it mean? 3. what can you tell about milton’s tragedy “samson agonistes”? 4. “paradise lost” is an epic poem. can you explain why it is “epic”, and not “lyric”? 5. who are the main characters of “paradise lost’?6. speak about milton’s humanism in his characterization of adam and eve. 7.what kind of verses did john dryden write? 8. what events did dryden’s “annus mirabilis” commemorate? image5.png image6.png image7.gif image8.jpeg image9.jpeg image10.jpeg image11.jpeg image12.jpeg image3.png image4.png ep ii 69.8 /docprops/thumbnail.jpeg

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english literature in the 17th century lecturer: madina madiyeva general background 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 (qarama qarshiliklar) 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 scotland became king james i of england. in england james governed the two countries as separate kingdoms. he was a member of the house (palata) of stuart, which ruled england for most of the period from 1603 to 1714. james was an arrogant (takabbur) and superstitious (xurofiy) man who quarrelled …

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