Puritan Period Flashcards
The authors during this period are called ______
Metaphysical Poets
It is regarded as a second and greater Renaissance
Puritan Age
Who is the founder of metaphysical poets?
John Donne
What are the works of John Donne?
Anatomy of the World and Love’s Deity
It is a story of the creation of a new world but still praises the old one.
Anatomy of the World
Who is the author of Anatomy of Melancholy?
Robert Burton
What does the melancholy mean in “Anatomy of Melancholy”?
Depression
Who is the author of the Church Porch?
George Herbert
He is known as the Cavalier Love Poet
Thomas Carew
It symbolizes the separation between the outside world and secular world
The Church Porch
Who is the poet of steadfast will and purpose?
John Milton
A story of Adam and Eve and how they lose the Garden of Eden
Paradise Lost
The poem tells the story of Satan trying to tempt Jesus Christ like he tempted Adam
Paradise Regained
What is the source of the strength of Samson?
His hair
Who are the three people who visited him in prison?
His father (Manoah), Dalila, and Harapha (the giant)
What is the main theme of Samson Agonistes?
Personal freedom vs fate
What is the revenge of Samson against the Philistines?
By collapsing the Philistine Temple
Samson Agonistes was published on
1671
Paradise Lost is finished on
1665
Paradise lost was published on
1667
