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John Bunyan ( 1628—1688 )

John Bunyan ( 1628—1688 ). Born in a tinker’s family Became a tinker himself Have little education Joined the Parliamentary army Became a preacher. Milton Puritan poet In prison Wrote Paradise Lost after his blindness. Bunyan Puritan writer of prose In prison longer than Milton

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John Bunyan ( 1628—1688 )

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  1. John Bunyan( 1628—1688 ) • Born in a tinker’s family • Became a tinker himself • Have little education • Joined the Parliamentary army • Became a preacher

  2. Milton Puritan poet In prison Wrote Paradise Lost after his blindness Bunyan Puritan writer of prose In prison longer than Milton Wrote The Pilgrim’s Progress in prison and published after his release The comparison between Milton and Bunyan

  3. The Pilgrim’s Progress • It is written in the old fashioned medieval form of allegory and drama. • Plot: A man ----a Christian pilgrim A book--- the Bible Burden--- weight of worldly and cares and concerns

  4. 《天路历程》 He preaches his religious views in The Pilgrim’s Progress.

  5. Allegory （style of a ) story, painting or description in which the characters and events are meant as symbols of purity , truth, patience, etc. • Three great allegories: • Spenser’s TheFaerie Queene • Dante’s La Divina Commdia (the Divine Comedy) • Bunyan’s The Pilgrim’s Progress

  6. Significance • Gives a real picture of how life was during the 17th century • A faithful panoramic reflection of Bunyan’s age • The most significant is his satire --- directed at the ruling classes. • The use of allegory makes his satirical pictures less direct and more difficult to see. • His books: a religious book ﹥piercing exposures of social evils

  7. Vanity Fair Symbolic picture of London at the time

  8. John Dryden(1631—1700) • Born in a well-to-do Puritan family • Received education at Cambridge • An enthusiastic supporter of the revolution • Changeable person: From Cromwell to Charles II From Anglican to Roman Catholic to Puritan

  9. John Dryden’s achievements * A prolific writer as a poet, a playwright and a literary critic * Famous for his literary critics * Became poet laureate in 1668 * The most outstanding contribution is his literary criticism * As a poet he was known for his verse satires, which was written in heroic couplets.

  10. Heroic couplets • A verse form widely adopted by the poets of the 18th century. It is a pair of rhyming iambic pentameter lines.

  11. John Dryden’s Works An Essay of Dramatic Poesy 《论戏剧诗》 Form --- dialogue Topic --- merits of English and French drama merits of the old and the new English drama Favor --- the neoclassical rules

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