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Literature of the 17th Century
The 17th Century
early modern period of Europe
Dutch Golden Age of ArtGolden Age of French Civilization
(French Grand Siècle)English Civil War
French Literature
French theatre reached its peak The reign of Louis 14
Drama
Moière
comedy
Misanthrope, The Miser
satire the corruption of French nobility
Drama
Jean Racine
Tragedy
Phaedra
Drama
Pierre Corneille
tragedy
El Cid
French theatre
England in 17th Century
Jacobean Period
(1603-1642)
James I
Caroline Period
Charles I
James I, Charles I
England in 17th Century
English Civil War
(1645-1651)
defeat of the Royalists
dethronement of Charles I
Commonwealth Period
English Civil Warpuritans, parliament VS royalists
Commonwealth Period (1653-1658)
Oliver Cromwell
Lord Protector
Oliver Cromwell
Restoration Period(1660-1700)
after the death of Oliver Cromwell
the parliament restored the monarchy
Charles II
Restoration Period
Restoration Period (1660-1700)
King Charles II
English Literature of the 17th Century
1. Poetry2. Prose 3. Drama
Poetry
1) Cavalier Poet, Caroline Poet2) Puritan Poet
Poetry
Cavalier Poets, Caroline Poets
Cavalier Poets courtiers/ knights of Charles I
Caraoline Poets Carolus
Latin name of Charles I
Cavalier Poets
Robert Herrick
1,400 poems
Counsels to Girls
orTo the Virgin to Make Much of Time
Robert Herrick
Counsels to Girls
orTo the Virgin to Make Much of Time
carpe diem concept/ theme
a philosophy that recognizes the brevity of life,
we should live for and enjoy the pleasures of life in the present, without concern for the future
Gather ye rosebuds while ye may :Old Time is still a-flying;
And this same flower that smiles to-dayTo-morrow will be dying.
The glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,The higher he’s a-getting,
The sooner will his race be run, And nearer he’s to setting
That age is best which is the first,When youth and blood are warmer;
But being spent, the worse, and worstTimes still succeed the former.
Then be not coy, but use your time,And while ye may, go marry;
For having lost but once your prime,You may forever tarry.
Cavalier Poet
Sir John Suckling
Why So Pale and Wan Fond Lover
Why so pale and wan, fond lover ?Prithee, why so pale ?Will, when looking well can’t move her,Looking ill prevail ?Prithee, why so pale ?
Why so dull and mute, young sinner ?Prithee, why so mute ?Will, when speaking well can’t win her,Saying nothing do’t ?Prithee, why so mute ?
Quit, quit, for shame; this will not move,This cannot take her.If of herself she will not love,Nothing can make her:The devil take her!
Cavalier Poet
Richard Lovelace
To Lucasta, Going to the Wars
To Althea from the Prison
reflects Lovelace’s loyalty to Charles I
To Lucasta, Going to the Wars
Tell me not, sweet, I am unkind,That from the nunnery
Of thy chaste breast and quiet mindTo war and arms I fly.
True, a new mistress now I chase,The first foe in the field;
And with a stronger faith embraceA sword, a horse, a shield.
Yet this inconstancy is suchAs you too shall adore :
I could not love thee, dear, so muchLoved I not honor more.
Metaphysical Poet
witty, complicated style, unconventional language,
unconventional images: conceit
John Donne
A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning
a perfect picture of love:love that isn't tied to a person's physical presence, but a spiritual
love that can endure even the toughest situations
Metaphysical PoemA Valediction: Forbidding Mourning conceit comparing lovers to a pair of compasses
a perfect picture of love
Puritan Poet
John Milton
greatest English epic
Paradise Lost
Paradise Regained
The Bible
Paradise Lost
the fall of Satan and the rebel angels
Satan + his followers VS archangels
Temptation of Adam and Eve
Original Sin
Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden
a battle between Archangel Michael and Satan
Temptation of Adam and Eve; Expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden
Paradise Regained
climactic scene
Temptation of Christ
Restoration Poet
John Dryden
poet, dramatist, literary citic
Can Life Be a Blessing?
Prose
flourish of prose in the Puritan Period
John Banyan
Pilgrim’s Progress
a pilgrim
Celestial City with the burden of sins on his back
frontispiece of The Pilgrim’s Progress
the journey of Christian from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City
Drama
Commonwealth Period
closure of theatres
Restoration Period
revival of drama
actress female character
Restoration theatre
Nell Gwyn anactress duringthe Restoration Period
American Literature
American Literature
Early American Literature
Puritan Literature
English Puritans
American Literature
1. Prose2. Poetry
Prose
Captain John Smith
an adventurer
The General Historie of Virginia, New England,
and the Summer Isles
Pacahontas, produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1995
Prose
John Winthrop
The History of New England
Prose
William Bradford
History of Plymouth Plantation
Poetry
Cotton Mather
Magnalia Christi Americana
The Wonders of the Invisible WorldThe Biblia Americana
Poetry
Anne Bradstreet
The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
poems about her family and homelife
Poetry
Edward Taylor
Housewifery or Huswifery
reflecting his religious faith
Chinese Literature
Chinese Literature
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
the last Imperial Dynasty of China
Dream of the Red Chamber
Dream of the Red Chamber
Cao Xuequin (เฉาสเว-ฉ�น) Gao E (เกาเอ๋อ๋)
one of four great Chinese classical novels
tragic love the life, social structures of 18th
Chinese aristocracy
a scene from Dream of the Red Chamber