英國(guó)17和18世紀(jì)主要文學(xué)作品

1、Francis BaconThe Novum Organum (New Instrument)The Novum Organum (New Instrument)The New AtlantisThe New AtlantisEssaysEssaysMemorial to Francis BaconParadise LostParadise LostAn An epic poemepic poem in in blank verseblank verse by by John MiltonJohn Milton. .Concerns the Concerns the Biblical Bibl

2、ical story of story of the Fall of Manthe Fall of Man: : the temptation of the temptation of AdamAdam and and EveEve by the fallen by the fallen angel angel SatanSatan and their expulsion from the and their expulsion from the Garden Garden of Edenof Eden. .MiltonsMiltons purpose purpose, is to justi

3、fy the ways of God , is to justify the ways of God to men.to men.ItsIts roots roots lie in lie in Miltons earliest youthMiltons earliest youth. .Having gone Having gone totally blindtotally blind, Milton wrote , Milton wrote Paradise LostParadise Lost entirely through entirely through dictationdicta

4、tion with the help of with the help of amanuenses amanuenses and friends.and friends.OftenOften ill,ill, suffering from suffering from goutgoutSufferingSuffering emotionally after the early emotionally after the early deathdeath of his second of his second wifewife and the and the deathdeath of thei

5、r of their infant daughterinfant daughterMain CharactersMain Characters Satan (the first major character) Satan (the first major character) A tragic figure, A tragic figure, unwilling unwilling to be to be subjugated subjugated by by God and his SonGod and his SonThe narrative role of an The narrati

6、ve role of an anti-heroanti-heroDeeply arrogant, albeit powerful, cunning and Deeply arrogant, albeit powerful, cunning and deceptive charismatic.deceptive charismatic.Rally the angels to continue in the rebellion after Rally the angels to continue in the rebellion after their defeat in the Angelic

7、War. their defeat in the Angelic War. Argues thatArgues that God rules as a tyrant and that all the God rules as a tyrant and that all the angels ought to rule as godsangels ought to rule as gods. Main CharactersMain CharactersAdamAdamMore More intelligent intelligent and and curious curious about a

8、bout external ideasexternal ideas than thanEve.Eve. Eve Eve Though Though happyhappy, she longs for , she longs for knowledgeknowledge and, more and, more specifically, specifically, self-knowledgeself-knowledge God the FatherGod the FatherThe The creatorcreator of Heaven, Hell, the World, and of of

9、 Heaven, Hell, the World, and of everyone and everyone and everything there iseverything there is. .Desires glory and praise from all his creations. Desires glory and praise from all his creations. An all-powerful, all-knowing, infinitely good being An all-powerful, all-knowing, infinitely good bein

10、g cannot be cannot be overthrown overthrown ThemeThemeMarriageMarriage The husband and wife depend on each other The husband and wife depend on each other and only through each others differences and only through each others differences are able to thriveare able to thrive Be entity separated from t

11、he church. Be entity separated from the church. Idolatry Idolatry The practice of constructing temples and The practice of constructing temples and other buildings to serve as places of worship. other buildings to serve as places of worship. Statue of MiltonParadise RegainedParadise RegainedConnecte

12、d by name to his earlier and more Connected by name to his earlier and more famous epic poem famous epic poem Paradise LostParadise Lost, with which it , with which it shares similar theological themes.shares similar theological themes.Reinforcing the ideaReinforcing the idea that everything lost in

13、 the that everything lost in the first epic is going to be regained by the end of the first epic is going to be regained by the end of the mini-epic.mini-epic.Deals with the subject of Deals with the subject of the temptation of Christthe temptation of Christ. .Focuses onFocuses on the idea of the i

14、dea of hunger,hunger, both in a both in a literal literal and in a and in a spiritual sense. spiritual sense. Samson Agonistes A A tragic closet dramatragic closet drama EmphasizesEmphasizes Samson as a warrior or an athlete Samson as a warrior or an athleteThemeTheme ViolenceViolence: revenge and t

15、he destruction of Gods : revenge and the destruction of Gods enemies enemies Women:Women: a a negative portrayalnegative portrayal of love and loves of love and loves effects, effects, criticizes womencriticizes women for being for being deceptive deceptive ; ; underline underline the proper rolethe

16、 proper role of a wife but also the of a wife but also the superiority superiority of men of men ReligionReligionJonathan SwiftJonathan SwiftGullivers TravelsGullivers TravelsGulliver Exhibited to Gulliver Exhibited to the Brobdingnagthe Brobdingnag Gulliver discovers Gulliver discovers Laputa, the

17、flying islandLaputa, the flying islandGulliver in discussion Gulliver in discussion with Houyhnhnms with Houyhnhnms Robert BurnsRobert Burns Written in the Written in the Scots languageScots language, , muchmuch of his writing is also in of his writing is also in standard English and a light Scots d

18、ialectstandard English and a light Scots dialect ScotlandsScotlands favourite son: the favourite son: the national national poet of Scotland poet of Scotland The The Ploughman Ploughman Poet Poet Grew up in Grew up in povertypoverty and and hardshiphardshipHad Had little regular schoolinglittle regular schooling Got much of his education from Got much of his education from his fatherhis fatherHis Work