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