1. EARLY MODERN ENGLISH
LITERATURE

2. Tudor dynasties
Stuart dynasties
the absolute monarchy

3. Elizabeth era
-The field of drama
-influences of the ancient Greek and roman
theatre
- English playwrights were influenced by Italian
model, (Italian actors settled in London)
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4. English Renaissance

5. The English renaissance dated from the early
16th century to the early 17th century.
Sonnet form and other literature influences
arrived to England

7. A 14-line verse form usually having one of several
conventional rhyme schemes.
A poem in this form.

9. • English poetry was characterized by
elaboration of language and extensive illusion
to classical myths .

10. • English renaissance theatre was one of the
most important literary achievements.
• William Shakespeare.
Ben Johnson
Christopher Marlowe

12. • The king James bible was one of the biggest
translation projects in history of English. It
represents the culmination of a tradition of
bible translation into English.

13. NOVELS
Utopía novel “new Atlantis
Francis bacón

14. New atlantis
• published in Latin (as Nova Atlantis) in 1624
and in English in 1627. In this work, Bacon
portrayed a vision of the future of human
discovery and knowledge, expressing his
aspirations and ideals for humankind.

15. • Francis Godwin
• “the man in the moon”
• Recounts an imaginary voyage to the moon
• First work of science fiction

16. • contains the account of a "voyage of utopian
discovery" The book is notable for the role it
played in what was called the "new
astronomy," the branch of astronomy
influenced especially by Nicolas Copernicus

17. • In 1616 George Chapman
• Iliad and odyssey into English verse

19. • English poets
• John Donne
• Andrew Marvell
• George Herbert

20. John Donne
Stand still, and I will read to thee
A lecture, love, in love's philosophy.
These three hours that we have spent,
Walking here, two shadows went
Along with us, which we ourselves produc'd.
But, now the sun is just above our head,
We do those shadows tread,
And to brave clearness all things are reduc'd.
So whilst our infant loves did grow,
Disguises did, and shadows, flow
From us, and our cares; but now 'tis not so.
That love has not attain'd the high'st degree,
Which is still diligent lest others see.

21. Andrew Marvell
• YOUNG LOVE. I.
• Come little infant, love me now,
While thine unsuspected years
Clear thine agèd father's brow
From cold jealousy and fears.
• II.
• Pretty surely 'twere to see
By young Love old Time beguiled,
While our sportings are as free
As the nurse's with the child.
• III.
• Common beauties stay fifteen ;
Such as yours should swifter move, 10
Whose fair blossoms are too green
Yet for lust, but not for love.

22. George Herbert
• A Dialogue
• Man. SWEETEST Saviour, if my soul
Were but worth the having,
Quickly should I then control
Any thought of waving.
But when all my care and pains
Cannot give the name of gains
To Thy wretch so full of stains,
What delight or hope remains?
Saviour. What, child, is the balance thine,
Thine the poise and measure?
If I say, 'Thou shalt be Mine,'
Finger not My treasure.
What the gains in having thee
Do amount to, only He
Who for man was sold can see;
That transferr'd th' accounts to Me.

24. Areopagitica
• Is an influential and impassioned philosophical
defense of the principle of a right to freedom
of speech.

25. • Samuel Pepys took the diary as business
transaction notes, into
• realm of personal

26. There were books about pirates, they were
published in London and they contained
biographies of several notorious English
pirates.

28. Edward cave
He created the first general interest magazine
The gentleman's magazine

29. John Newbery
He made literature for children
The history of little goody two-shoes.
is a little children's story published by John
Newbery in London in 1765. The story
popularized the phrase "goody two-shoes",
often used to describe an excessively virtuous
person.