Concetti Chiave
- The 17th-century literature was shaped by the conflict between Anglicans and Puritans, with poetry divided into Cavalier and Puritan poets, exemplified by Marvell and Milton.
- Drama experienced a revival post-Restoration, influenced by French models and catering to upper-class audiences, with Congreve as a notable playwright.
- Modern prose styles such as essays, letters, and diaries emerged, with distinctions between Puritan prose and scientific/journalistic prose.
- Sir Christopher Wren, inspired by Italian and French architecture, led the Baroque-style rebuilding of London after the Great Fire.
- The 17th century set the foundation for the scientific revolution, with the Royal Society fostering collaboration among key figures like Halley, Newton, and Locke.
LITERATURE.
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Influenza religiosa sulla letteratura
The struggle between Anglicans and puritans influenced the literature of the 17th century that also continued the tradition of renaissance.
In poetry there were two main groups. The cavaliers poets and the puritans poets. The first were classicist in art and royalists in politics; the second supported the puritans. However the two tendencies are mixed in the two main poets of the age Marvell and Milton.
Evoluzione del teatro e della prosa
Drama suffered because of closing of the theatres during the puritan period, but flourished again after the restoration changing significantly: audiences were made up of higher classes and plays showed a deep influence of French models.The best author is Congreve.
As for prose, the 17th century saw the rise of a modern prose style: the essay, the letter and the diary. Here again we distinguish the puritan prose and scientific and journalistic prose.
ARCHITECTURE.
Rinascita architettonica post-incendio
The rebuilding of the city of London after the great fire was the work of sir Wren the greatest English baroque architect. He was strongly influenced by Italian and French architecture.
MUSIC AND OPERA.
In this period also there was the emergence of operas. The first one was by sir Davenant. Some of the most popular were adapted from Shakespeare plays and were set to music by the best composer of the day sir Purcell.
Music was one of the Londoners’ favourite forms of entertainment.
A NEW SCIENTIFIC AND PHILOSOPHICAL OUTLOOK.
Nuova visione scientifica e filosofica
The bases of the scientific revolution of the 18th century were laid during the last period of the renaissance.There was a break with the old aristotelian idea of the universe and a parallel development of scientific instruments. This new rational outlook was at the centre of the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes.
SCIENCE AND THE ROYAL SOCIETY.
Fondazione della Royal Society
Science and philosophy went together in those day and influenced society and literature; so an exclusively scientific academy was founded called Royal society. It had several members like the astronomer Halley (now remembered for the comet that has its name), the mathematician and physicist Newton , the philosopher Locke.
Domande da interrogazione
- ¿Cómo influyó la lucha entre anglicanos y puritanos en la literatura del siglo XVII?
- ¿Qué impacto tuvo el cierre de los teatros durante el período puritano en el drama del siglo XVII?
- ¿Cuál fue el papel de la Royal Society en el desarrollo científico y filosófico del siglo XVII?
La lucha entre anglicanos y puritanos influyó en la literatura del siglo XVII al crear dos grupos principales de poetas: los poetas caballeros, que eran clasicistas en arte y realistas en política, y los poetas puritanos, que apoyaban a los puritanos. Sin embargo, estas tendencias se mezclan en los dos principales poetas de la época, Marvell y Milton.
El cierre de los teatros durante el período puritano afectó al drama, pero tras la restauración, el teatro floreció nuevamente con una audiencia de clases altas y una profunda influencia de modelos franceses. El mejor autor de esta época fue Congreve.
La Royal Society, una academia exclusivamente científica, jugó un papel crucial en el desarrollo científico y filosófico del siglo XVII, reuniendo a miembros destacados como el astrónomo Halley, el matemático y físico Newton, y el filósofo Locke, influyendo así en la sociedad y la literatura de la época.
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