Literature and Historical Events in the Early 17th Century
Queen Elizabeth's death, James I's reign, Charles I's civil war, and Cromwell's era marked the early 17th century. Major literary works by Donne, Jonson, and Bacon flourished, reflecting the social and political turmoil of the time. Jacobean writers like Herbert and Marvell emerged, paving the way for the Caroline era with Milton's significant contributions. The Revolutionary Era saw the closure of theaters and the rise of Cavalier poets amidst political instability.
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The Early 17th Century 1603-1660 Week 3 part 1
Social, historical, political summary Queen Elizabeth died without an heir. James VI of Scotland became king as James I He wrote treaties and literary works His views were sharp in monarchic power: unconditional obedience This brought problems with House of Lords and Commons His son Charles I continued problems a civil war broke out in 1642 and he was beheaded in 1649. Oliver Cromwell came to power as Lord Protector until his death in 1658. In 1660 a new monarch came to power as Charles II The protestant revolution still continued and created turmoil inside the country.
Literature between 1603-1640 John Donne, Ben Jonson Ptolemaic universe, Melancholic works were common The great Chain of Being, order of universe Francis Bacon, empiric method, experiment as source of truth The Advancement of Learning, Novum Organum, The New Atlantis Copernicus, Galileo Patronage, printing, acting companies Shakespeare, the theater Tragedies, The Duchess of Malfi, Volpone
Jacobean Writers Ben Jonson John Donne, George Herbert Sonnets, pastoral poems Cavalier poets, Rober Herrick, Thomas Carew, Ricard Lovelace, John Suckling, Edmund Waller, Henry Vaughan Metaphysical poets, John Donne, Gorge Herbert, Richard Crashaw, John Cleveland, John Suckling, Abraham Cowley, Anrew Marvell Francis Bacon, Thomas Hobbes Women writers; Aemilia Lanyer, Elizabeth Cary, Rachel Speght, Lady Mary Wroth
Caroline Era 1625-1640: Milton Lycidas, Donne Poems The Ravolutionary Era 1640-1660: 1642, theatres closed Cavalier poets Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan Milton, Areopagitica, Poems
