1_John_Donne.ppt

Made by 刘艳红 曾施惠 彭雅欣 胡凯琪 曾丽燕 黄子琳 Part I ：Background Part II : 1 . Biography 2 . Writings 3 . Literature works Part III: The Flea 1.Historical and Political Backgrounds The 17th century is one of the most tempestuous(暴乱的) periods. Protestant Reformation(宗教改革)：1517-1648 Counter-Reformation(反宗教改革)：1500-1648 Anti-Catholic sentiment Rejected from the main stream of British society Reigns in the 17th Century Incessant transfer of authority Political instability Enclosure Movement(圈地运动) The wide spread dispossession of the peasantry caused much suffering among the tenants and social unrest. In 1625: a devastating(毁灭性的) plague thirty-eight million people died Both the country and the individual are shrouded in an air of uncertainty and perplexity. 2.Literary Development Backgrounds The poetic drama reached its peak. John Milton, “the last incarnation(化身)of Renaissance spirit, whose masterpiece Paradise Lost has not come to the stage of literary development. In a period in which new and old literature meets Evaluation In the end of17C and 18C, Donnes poetry was criticied by the public and critics for the rough melody and showing off the metaphysics and wits.The most famous critic was Dr.Samuel Johnson of 18C,whose opinion of Donnes poetry represented the publics. Until 19C, Dones poetry began being apprecieted by some people. Constantinian Huygens,a great poet an diplomat,said in the kingdon of poetry,Donne is the most famous one. Thomas Carew,a poet, wrote a elegy for Donnedeath,which said he was the king of wisdom kingdom. The Good-Morrow《早安》 Death, be not proud The Canonization 挂托躬瘪腆鹃谚冕赊匝序淬剑惰贫扛庶镇赂苔邀己畴鹰瓷闭秀旅溃洞栈煌1_John_Donne1_John_Donne   The main features of Poems 1.) conceit Conceit: from the Italian concetto(矫揉造作的文体）, used to mean a precise and detailed comparison of something more remote or abstrac