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Literature UK- Part II
Pastoral poetry
17th century
Literature UK- Part II
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17th century
John Milton(1608-1674):"Lycidas"to justify the ways of God to men
S. Richardson:"Pamela"
T. Hobbes: "The Levianthan" men motivated by self-interest.
John Locke(1632-1704): developed Hobbes idea
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Pastoral poetry
unrealistic poetry
idealized setting
creator: Theocritus(35-250 BC)
pastoral= elaborate poem that celebrate the peace of shepherd's simple life
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After Shakespeare
Thomas Dekker
Ben Jonson(1572-1637): Volpone. Mocks Shakespeare
John Webster
Thomas Hiddleton
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Mystery plays
played by church/clergy and later by guilds once traduced in English
Only played by church/clergy
not that popular
origin: liturgy of the curch (quim quaeritis)
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Beg 18th century
lirerary criticism
drama declining
rise of novel
apparition of journalism, magazines
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Metaphysical poets
Francis Bacon(1561-1606):wrote essays on MANY subjects.Aphoristic style
John Lyly(1553-1606):over elaborate style, "Euphus"
Thomas Kyd(1558-1594): travel writer, "Spanish Tragedy"
Walter Raleigh(1552-1618):travel writer, "The Discovery of Guiana"
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fascination for the lowlands
False
True
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Renaissance poetry
dealt with traditional theme
John Done was the leader
John Lyly was THE poet of Renaissance petry
main influence F. Petrarca(1304-1374) aka Petrarch
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Morality plays
representation of the 7 deadly sins/virtues
psychomachia(battle between good/evil to possess man's soul)
also played by clergy
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some famous writers of that time
John Gay "The Beggar's Opear": takes place in prison
Daniel Defoe"Moll Flanders": woman robber/prostitute... accepted in society
E. A. Poe "The Raven": confrontation with a raven
John Drydon "All for love": restoration comedy manners. Mirror. Topic=sex
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Shakespeare was a University Wits
True
False
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Reanaissance
16th century
radical questioning, rediscovery
continued until about 1620
15th century
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Before Shakespeare
John Drydon: "All For love"
J. Swift: "Moll Flanders"
Christopher Marlowe(1564-1593):Dr Faustus
Thomas Kyd(1558-1594): "Spanish Tragedy": blooody revenge tragedy
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During Shakespeare
Christopher Marlowe(1564-1593): stretch bounds to new limits.
William Shakespeare(1564-1616): often challenges audience's expectations
Ben Jonson:theory of humours(hot/moist/dry/cold)
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Renaissance Drama
dominated by Univeristy Wits (relied on classical sources for their plot)
3 phases: before, during and after Shakespeare
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Edmund Spenser(1552-1599)
was a metaphysical poet
wrote the Shepherds' Calendar
invented the Spenserian Stanza
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Philip Sydney(1554-1586)
Astrophil and Stella
was courtier, diplomat, soldier, scholar and more
known as the perfect Renaissance gentlemen
Arcadia
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1660: women can play
True
False
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Erasmus
Praise of Folie: argue of a simple form of christianity. To T.More
attacked corruption of Church + superstitions
faithful in Church of Rome
Dutch philosopher
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Metaphysical poets
John Done(1572-1631) was the leader
combines intellectual subject/colloquial images
coined by S. Johnson (meant to be pejorative)
group of soldiers who wrote poems
