John Milton约翰弥尔顿

Literatureinthe17thcentury•Therevolutionaryperiod•The17thcenturyliteraturemainlyincludesPuritanliteratureandclassicistliterature.•ItissaidthatthereweretworevolutionaryleadersinEnglishRevolution:Cromwell“themanofaction”andJohnMilton“themanofthought”.JohnMilton约翰·弥尔顿(1608-1674)•agreatEnglishpoet•Polemicist•Asholarlymanofletters•AcivilservantfortheCommonwealthofEnglandunderOliverCromwell•Borninarichandculturedfamily•Blindin1652.•ParadiseLost(1667)•ParadiseRegained(1671)•SamsonAgoniste(1671)JohnMilton’sParadiseLostranksinthefourepicsinWesternliterature.Theotherthreeare:Iliad《伊里亚特》,theDivineComedy《神曲》,andFaust(Goeth歌德的《浮士德》)。ParadiseLostisactuallyastorytakenfromtheOldTestamentParadiseRegained