EXAM - English literature 2
John
Lilburne – Leveller party. Contrasts between rich and poor. Equal distribution of property.
9. Milton. Paradise Lost
Lengthy works of religious convictions discarded today, wanted to remove his poetry to greater extent than
that of others, for material: the fall of man, the restoration of the human race in Christ, destruction of God’s
enemies, from the heavnely point of view, his poetry must teavh, purify and elevate the heart (his work
assume great knowledge of Bible); purpose: assert Eternal Providence, justify the ways of God to men, his
God mysterious and inscrutable, to understand God’s message men must purigy their hearts.
Paradise lost: a prayer to God from mankind.
10. 17th century autobiographical writing (Pepys, Evelyn)
Diarists like Pepys and Evelyn depicted everyday London life and the cultural scene of the times. In 17th
increase in autobiographical writing
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