失乐园英国古典时期作品解读.pptx

John Milton — Paradise Lost ;historical background;3. the Renaissance, therefore in essence is a historical period in which the European humanist thinkers and Scholars made attempt to get rid of those old Feudalist（ 封建论者 ） ideas in Medieval （ 中古的 ）Europe, to introduce new ideas that expressed the purity of the rising bourgeoisie 4. Humanism （ 人道主义 ）is the essence of the Renaissance ;About the Author Milton spent twenty best years of his life on struggling for political, religious and personal free will. ;John Milton?was an English poet. He is best known for his?epic poem?Paradise Lost. John Milton is one of the greatest poets at the end of English Renaissance, whose works have occupied a high position in the history of English literature, culture and ideology. ;His important work – Paradise Lost, the ten-thousand-line story, has held attentions of generations in the community of scholars ever since its first publication in the latter half of the 17th century.;Character profile;Satan (Lucifer);Adam?is the first human created by God. Considered as Gods prized creation, Adam along with his wife rule over all the creatures of the world and reside in the Garden of Eden.;Eve?is the second human created by God. she is the model of a good wife, graceful and happily submissive to Adam ;The Son of God;God;Raphael?is an angel who is sent by God to warn Adam about Satans infiltration of Eden and to warn him that Satan is going to try to curse Adam and Eve.;Themes: a revolt against God’s authority （权威） 【??θ?r?ti】 ;In Paradise Lost;Purpose of Paradise Lost