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JohnMilton•JohnMiltonwasbornin1608inLondon.Life•Hewasgreatlyinfluencedbyhisfamily.•Receivedgoodeducationduetotheprosperityofhisfamily.•At18,MiltonwasadmittedtoChrist‘sCollege,Cambridge•OntheChristmasof1629,hecomposed“OntheMorningofChrist‘sNativity“(基督诞生的清晨).•In1632,MiltontookhisM.A.(MasterofArts)atCambridge,afterwhichheretiredtothefamilyhomes,anddid6yearsofprivatestudyandliterarycomposition.•MiltonsetoutforatourofEuropewhenheturned30.HemetGalileoinFlorence,andwasgreatlytouchedandinspiredbyhim.•Milton’stourofEuropewascutshortwithrumorsofcivilwarinEngland.•TheCivilWarwasbrewing—KingCharlesI(查理一世)invadedScotlandin1639,andtheLongParliament(长期议会)wasconvened(召开)in1640.•Miltonbeganwritingpamphletsonpoliticalandreligiousmatters;OfReformation,Animadversions(论批判),andOfPrelaticalEpiscopacy(论主教制).•Inthespringof1642,MiltonmarriedMaryPowell,17yearsoldtohis34,buttherelationshipwasanunhappyone,andMarylefthimtovisitthefamilyhomebrieflythereafter,anddidnotreturn.•MatterswerenotimprovedwhenthePowellsdeclaredfortheKingintheCivilWarwhichbrokeoutinAugust.ThispromptedMiltontowritehisso-called'DivorceTracts'speakingfordivorceonthegroundsofincompatibility.•In1652,Miltonlosthissightduetooverwork.3yearslater,MiltonmarriedKatherineWoodcock，butshepassedawayin1658.•ItistothememoryofherthatMiltonwrotethesonnet“MethoughtIsawmylateespousèdsaint.(梦亡妻)”•Butaftertherestorationin1658,Milton’spoliticalcareerstartedtoslidedown.•Miltondiedpeacefullyofgout(痛风)3yearslater.Hisfuneralwasattendedby“hislearnedandgreatFriendsinLondon,notwithoutafriendlyconcourse(集合)oftheVulgar(平民，百姓)”.works•《酒神之假面舞会》（themasqueComus，1634年）•《论出版自由》（Areopagitica：ASpeechfortheLibertyofUnlicensedPrinting,1644年）•《失乐园》（ParadiseLost，1667年）•《复乐园》（ParadiseRegained，1671年）•《力士参孙》（SamsonAgonistes，1671年）1644年《论出版自由》的封面失乐园复乐园力士参孙Religion148MainpointsforstudyingMilton~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1.MiltonisoneoftheveryfewtrulygreatEnglishwriterswhoisalsoaprominentfigureinpolitics,andwhoisbothagreatpoetandanimportantprosewriter.ThetwomostessentialthingstoberememberedabouthimarehisPuritanism清教信仰andhisrepublicanism共和主义理想.MiltonisaPuritan•AmemberofagroupofEnglishProtestantswhointhe16thand17thcenturiesadvocatedstrictreligiousdisciplinealongwithsimplificationoftheceremoniesandcreedsoftheChurchofEngland.(清教徒：兴起于16和17世纪的英国新教徒一派的成员，主张严格的宗教原则和英国教堂的仪式及教义的从简ImpactandEvaluate1492.Miltonwrotemanydifferenttypesofpoetry.Heisespeciallyagreatmasterofblankverse.素体诗大师HelearnedmuchfromShakespeareandfirstusedblankverseinnon-dramaticworks.3.Miltonisagreatstylist.Heisfamousforhisgrandstyle–theMiltonicStylenotedforitsdignityandpolish,whichistheresultofhislife-longclassicalandbiblicalstudieswithstrongLatininfluence.密尔顿式的(诗歌)风格4.Miltonhasalwaysbeenadmiredforhissublimityofthoughtandmajestyofexpression.崇高的思想与雄伟的表述Milton’sQuotesThemindcanmakeaheavenoutofhellorahelloutofheaven.•思想可以把天堂变成地狱，也可以把地狱变成天堂。Milton’sQuotesBettertoreigninhellthanserveinheaven.•上天堂尽职，不如下地狱独裁。Milton’sQuotesThechildhoodshowstheman,asmorningshowstheday.•从小能看大，就像清晨看白天。Milton’sQuotesDeathisthegoldenkeythatopensthepalaceofeternity.•死亡是打开永久宫殿的金钥匙。THEEND