English literature 17-18 century, enlightenment Flashcards
17 th century
John Donne
political writings
cavalier poets
prose
John Donne
metaphysical poetry
dean of st Pauls cathedrak
his sermons were very popular
used imagery in a modern manner
obscure and unmusical writing
explored the dark paths of the mind
he varied lines, meter, stress
John Donne books
The sun rising
no man is an island
political writings
political instability led to development of significant political writtings
John Milton- Paradise lost
cavalier poets
themes of love, youth, happiness
they reflect lighter side of literature
they take life as they find it
Richard Lovelacr
prose
The pilgrims progress
John Bunyan
18 th century
the age of Enlightenment
marked by philosophical and intellectual advancements
enlightenment themes
social upheavel
political satire
geographical exploration
emphasized reason, science, individual rights
3 sub-periods of enlightenment
- 1660-1700 restoration literature
- 1700-1745 the Augustan period
- 1745-1785 the Samuel Johnson period
- 1700-1745 the Augustan period
literature of wit
concerned with civilization, social relationships
critical, satiric and even moral
it is called augustan because the golden era of Roman writing was under emperor Augustus
- 1660-1700 restoration literature
Dryden
wrote verse, comedy, tragedy, hero plays, ode, satire, critical essay
more plain and straightforward approach of style
- 1745-1785 the Samuel Johnson period
period of intense prose writing
Jonathan Swift
satirist, author, essayist, political pamphleteer
dean of st Patricks cathedral
two styles of satire- horatian, juvenalian
Daniel Defoe
political pamphleteer
realistic- represents life as it is
epistolary novels - letter exchange between characters
Robinson Crusoe
Jonathan Swift books
a tale of a tub
an argument against abolishing Christianity
gulliver’s travels
a modest proposal
