17th century literature

1. 17th Century Literature

2. I. The weakening of the tie between Monarchy and Bourgeoisie II. The clashes between the King and Parliament III. The outburst of the English Revolution Civil Unrest in England

3. Influences of the English Revolution Sometimes called the Puritan Revolution. Puritanism was the religious doctrine of the revolutionary bourgeoisie. P reached thrift, sobriety, hard work and unceasing labor . Worldly pleasures were condemned as harmful. The Puritans opposed the old church. C losed down the London theatres in 1642.

4. Literature of the Revolution Period The spirit of unity and patriotism ends English literature of this period was very much concerned with the tremendous social upheavals of the time. Milton and Bunyan defended the English Commonwealth with their pens.

5. The name is given to a diverse group of 17th century English poets whose work is notable for the use of: intellectual and theological concepts in surprising conceits strange paradoxes far-fetched imagery. Metaphysics refers to the philosophy of knowledge and existence. Metaphysical poets

6. Metaphysical Conceits Generally associated with the 17th century metaphysical poets A more elaborate, formal, and ingenious metaphor Can often form the framework for an entire poem An example of a metaphysical conceit is the metaphor from John Donne's "The Flea", in which a flea that bites both the speaker and his lover becomes a conceit arguing that his lover has no reason to deny him sexually, although they are not married : Oh stay! three lives in one flea spare Where we almost, yea more than married are. This flea is you and I, and this Our marriage-bed and marriage-temple is .

7. (1572-1631) the founder of the Metaphysical school of poetry, lived and wrote during the reigns of Elizabeth I, James 1 and Charles I. He was a trouble maker in his early life but later became the Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral His poems can be divided into two categories: “the youthful love lyrics, published after his death as "Songs and Sonnets" in 1633, and the later sacred verses”, published in 1624 as "Devotions upon Emergent Occasions” John Donne

8. John Bunyan the son of a poor tinker born in the little village of Elstow in 1628. was sent to school, where he learned to read and write, but was soon busy in his father’s shop b egan day-dreaming of a more religious life after the Restoration was sent to prison for conducting religious meetings r ead his Bible in prison and wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress

9. The Pilgrim’s Progress published in 1678, after he was released from prison. is a religious allegory. It tells of the spiritual pilgrimage of Christian Social significances its characters impress the reader like real persons the places are English scenes the conversations which repeat the language of his time. Bunyan describes the spiritual sufferance of the poor people at a time of great change the Celestial City in "The Pilgrim’s Progress" is the vision of an ideal happy society

10. Question: What are the different aspects between the literature of Elizabethan period and the literature of the Revolution period?

11. The different aspects between the literature of Elizabethan period and that of the Revolution period are as follows: Elizabethan literature had a marked unity and the feeling of patriotism and devotion to the Queen, but in the revolution period, the king became the open enemies of the people, and the country was divided by the struggle for political and religious liberty, so was the literature. Elizabethan literature was inspiring. It was filled with youth, hope and vitality. Literature in the revolution period was colored with gloom and pessimism, age and sadness. Elizabethan literature was intensely romantic, but the puritan literature was not at all.