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Characteristics of puritan
In literature the spirit infuses itself in the form of criticism, which was
truly the creation of Puritan age..
Readers had become criticizers and asked for the facts and figures,
so that they may judge and can take sides in the controversial
matters.
3. To glorify God.
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Temperament was change from poetry to
prose.
Criticism(CYNISM ve ).During puritan age
political opposition were satire. Puritan
taught the people hoe to be free & honest.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTO BIOGRAPHY.
Fuller & Aubrey wrote BIOGRAPHY &
AUTO BIOGRAPHY of their contemporaries
& near parts.
Puritan As Narrow
minded
Dictatorship: After Charles 1 Cromwell become also a
st
dictator.
Common Recreation & past time were banned.
Censorship board.
Theaters were closed.
Even they banned the male/female Interruption and
Lolz.
When we criticize Puritan as a Narrow minded we did
not forget it__________
Aeropaegetica wrote by Milton against Censorship
Board.
Puritan were originated to make change in the worship
but later on it become a national movement against the
dictatorship of Charles 1st.
Milton & Cromwell fought against Charles 1st. They
stood For the liberty of people religious civil &
Puritans
Poetry
The School of Spenser
Phineas Fletcher (1542-1648)
He wrote many Spenserian pastorals
& allegories. Famous work is The
Purple Island
Giles fletcher (1583-1623)
His famous work is Christ victore,
Triumph, Earth over &after death.
They were the followers of Spenser.
They were both Priests & fellows of
Cambridge University.
The Metaphysical
School
Cavalier poets
The Important poets were Herrick,
Lovelace, suckling & Carew.
They were the followers of Ben
Johnson
The Cavalier means (Royalist who
fought on the side of the king during
the civil war.
Pseudo classicist. They only follow
Ben in rules & regulation
John Milton(16081674)
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