英国文学史和作品选读教案Lecture 4(09级).doc

PAGE  PAGE 6 Lecture 4 The 17th Century Ⅰ Teaching Content The historical background and the literature of the 17th century Ⅱ Time Allotment 2 periods Ⅲ Teaching Objectives and Requirements 1 Help the students know some information about the historical background and the literary characteristics of the 17th century. 2 Make the students know something about John Donne and Metaphysical poetry. 3 Help the students have a good understanding of John Milton and the excerpt of Paradise Lost. 4 Make the Ss know about John Bunyan. Ⅳ Key Points and Difficult Points in Teaching 1 John Milton 2 Paradise Lost Ⅴ Teaching Methods and Means Lecture; Discussion; Multi-media Ⅵ Teaching Process 1 A brief introduction of the 17th century 1.1 Historical background ● The 17th century was one of the most tempestuous periods in the history. This century witnessed at least two revolutions: puritan revolution (1640-1660) and glorious revolution (1688). Puritan revolution began with the calling of the  HYPERLINK /encyclopedia_761575549/Long_Parliament.html Long Parliament by King Charles I and proceeded through two civil wars (1642-1648), the trial and execution of the king (1649), the republican experiments of Oliver Cromwell (1649-1653), and, ultimately, the restoration of King Charles II (1660). Because of these two revolutions, the political system in England underwent somewhat great changes. ● Because of these two revolutions, the political system in England underwent somewhat great changes. First, after the Puritan revolution there established a kind of military dictatorship under which the people suffered greatly. Second, after the glorious revolution, there brought to England a constitutional monarchy, within which the king’s power was greatly restricted and the revolution meant three things: the supremacy of Parliament, the beginning of modern England, and the final triumph of the principle of political liberty for which the Puritan had fought and suffered hards