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1、JohnMilton(1608-1674)ParadiseLostParadiseRegainedSamsonAgonistesI.LifeandWorksBoyhoodAt12wefoundhimalreadyascholarinspirit:“WhenIwasyetachild,nochildrenplayTomewaspleasing;allmymindwassetSerioustolearnandknow,andthencetodoWhatmightbepublicgood;myselfIt
2、houghtBorntothatend,borntopromotealltruth,Allrighteousthings.”2.CambridgeDays。acquiredanexcellentknowledgeofLatin。definedthetrueaimofknowledgeasmakingthespiritofman“reachoutfarandwide,untilitfillsthewholeworldandthespacefarbeyondwiththeexpansionofitsdi
3、vinegreatness.”3.AtHorton。Roamingoverthewidefieldsofclassical,Hebrew,ItalianandEnglishliteratures,andstudyingscience,theologyandmusic.。Hepreparedhimselfstudiouslyforthecallingofapoet.4.EarlyPoemsLycidas,anelegy5.HisTravelontheContinentFrance,Switzerlan
4、dandItaly“…mademealtermypurpose,forIthoughtitbasetobetravellingforamusementabroad,whilemyfellow-citizenswerefightingfortheirlibertyathome.”6.“Areopagitica”。Asadeclarationofpeople’sfreedomofthepress,hasbeenaweaponinthelaterdemocraticrevolutionarystruggl
5、es.。Heappealedforthefreedomofthepress.。Hewasfightingforafurtherdevelopmentofthebourgeoisrevolution.AftertheRestorationofCharlesIIHewentbacktohisearlydreamofbecomingapoet.“ParadiseLost”wasfinishedin1665.“ParadiseRegained”,1671“SamsonAgonistes”markedthee
6、ndofMilton’swritinglife.II.ParadiseLostMilton’smasterpiece,andthegreatestEnglishepic12books,doneinblankverseThestoriesaretakenfromtheOldTestament:。thecreation;。therebellioninHeavenofSatanandhisfellow-angels;。theirdefeatandexpulsionfromHeaven;。thecreati
7、onoftheearthandofAdamandEve;。thefallenangelsinhellplottingagainstGod;。Satan’stemptationofEve;。thedepartureofAdamandEvefromEden.2.CharactersSatan(serpent)GodAdamEveArchangel3.ThemeandCharacterizationAdamandEveembodyMilton’sbeliefinthepowersofman.Itisthe
8、irlongingforknowledgethatopensbeforemankindawideroadtointelligentandactivelife.TheImageofSatan:Satanistherealheroofthepoem.ToMilton,Satanrepresentedthespiritofrebellionagainstunjustauthority.III.SamsonAgonistespoeticaldramamodelledonthe
