Great Books 6 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Years of Puritan Period
1620 - 1750
to uphold the word of God and the Bible
Puritan Literature
the goal of Puritan Literature was to uphold the word of God and the Bible
Puritan Age
the years which followed the death of Shakespeare were years of national division, controversy, and conflict
Puritan Age
ruled firmly but wisely and had kept her people united and loyal
Elizabeth
Elizabeth ruled firmly but wisely and had kept her people united and loyal
Puritan Age
was ridiculous, cowardly, and tyrannical
King James
people had no right to intervene with the king’s decision
King James
King James and ___ had conflict with the leaders of the people esp. the Puritans
King Charles I
The Puritans under ____ were ____ which ____ was ____
Oliver Cromwell, victories, Charles I, beheaded
____ family were exiled
Stuarts
three classes:
court party
party of the established church
Puritan party
belonged to Cavalier poets
court party
lyric poets who wrote in a light, fanciful vein on rather trivial subjects
court party
Among the most important of cavalier poets were:
Carew
Suckling
Lovelace
To Althea from Prison
Lovelace
It is literature that reflected the thoughts and ideas from Ancient Greece and Rome
Classicism Period
restoration of the ____ in 1660 brought a strong reaction against ____
Stuarts, Puritanism
dynasty reigned in England and Scotland from 1603 to 1714
Stuarts
The upper classes got weary of the Puritanic restraints and adopted new ideas, new fashions, and new moral standards which the court of Charles II introduced from France
Classicism
Many rejected the _____ and made themselves a god by means of reason
personal God
time where moral standards were low
Classicism
____ in life was almost universal
Corruption
The _____ life was brilliant rather than profound
intellectual
