1. English Renaissance Poetry (non-sonnets) by Dr. Carter

2. Pastoral Poetry  ancient genre  urbanism and social complexity  “pastor” Latin for “shepherd”  “carpe diem” theme  nature imagery  rustic speaker  ancient genre  urbanism and social complexity  “pastor” Latin for “shepherd”  “carpe diem” theme  nature imagery  rustic speaker

3. Ben Jonson  working-class origins  contemporary of Shakespeare  poet and playwright  first “professional” English writer  inspired by classical models  “Sons of Ben” “Tribe of Ben”  working-class origins  contemporary of Shakespeare  poet and playwright  first “professional” English writer  inspired by classical models  “Sons of Ben” “Tribe of Ben”

4. John Donne  raised Catholic  converted to Church of England  early verse: aspects of love  later verse: aspects of faith  prose: sermons & inspirational lit.  “metaphysical” poets  raised Catholic  converted to Church of England  early verse: aspects of love  later verse: aspects of faith  prose: sermons & inspirational lit.  “metaphysical” poets

5. “Sons of Ben” (common elements) Metaphysica l poets ClassicalWit“Modern” HarmonyConceitIntellectual SimplicityParadox Argumentative BalanceHyperboleComplexity PolishSurprising

6. English Civil War  King  Church  Upper classes  agrarian  rural  traditional  King  Church  Upper classes  agrarian  rural  traditional  Parliament  Puritans  Middle class  manufacturing  urban  reform  Parliament  Puritans  Middle class  manufacturing  urban  reform

7. Two more “schools” Cavalier poets  self-confident  concerned with honor  “cavalier” attitude about love  Suckling & Lovelace Cavalier poets  self-confident  concerned with honor  “cavalier” attitude about love  Suckling & Lovelace Puritan writers  confrontational  concerned with salvation  rejected worldly values  Bunyan & Milton Puritan writers  confrontational  concerned with salvation  rejected worldly values  Bunyan & Milton

8. John Milton  Protestant background  highly educated  Puritan sympathies  PR man for the Protectorate  arrested for treason 1660  sentenced to house arrest, not capital punishment, at the urging of Andrew Marvell  Protestant background  highly educated  Puritan sympathies  PR man for the Protectorate  arrested for treason 1660  sentenced to house arrest, not capital punishment, at the urging of Andrew Marvell

9. Paradise Lost  Classical epic (like The Iliad), not Germanic (like Beowulf)  starts in media res  invocation to the Muse  epic hero  tragic hero  tries to ‘out-Homer’ Homer  grand/ornate style  Classical epic (like The Iliad), not Germanic (like Beowulf)  starts in media res  invocation to the Muse  epic hero  tragic hero  tries to ‘out-Homer’ Homer  grand/ornate style