e. Explain that tore Hell's concave. (i. 542.) “this huge convex of fire.” (ii. 434.) 4. On Constructions. Comment on or explain since our present lot appears 5. On Metre. Point out anything noteworthy in the rhythm of the following lines: i. 195; i. 159; i. 28; i. 82; i. 329; i. 38; ii. 207; ii. 626; ii. 4. 6. On the Action, Scene, and Characters of the poem. The questions under 3 deal also with this subject in a somewhat different way. a. What sort of names does Milton give the fallen angels and for what reason ? 6. In what two-fold fashion do Sin and Death appear in the poem ? C. What is the meaning of the names Satan and Lucifer? What appropriateness have they to their bearer ? d. What place have Chaos, Night, Orcus, Ades, Demo gorgon in the poem ? e. State briefly the action of the poem. What place in it is held by Books i. and ii, 7. On Milton's Poetic Manner. a. Give some examples of characteristic Miltonic phrases. b. Give some examples of conventional epic diction. c. What are epic similes ? d. How does Milton use geographical names ? e. Quote and comment upon some particular descrip tion as i. 589 foll. 8. On Milton's Life and Work in general. a. What different periods are to be noted in Milton's life and what distinguishes them? b. Why did Milton write his prose pamphlets ? c. What is the main idea running through his great poems? d. What was Milton's relation to the Commonwealth ? e. What is the relation of Milton's prose to his poetry? Such questions as these may fairly be asked to test a student's knowledge of a poem. Some of them will offer an opportunity for him to show his appreciation of it; but an examination is not a good means of testing poetic appreciation, nor was it devised for that purpose. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. MILTON'S CHIEF WORKS. CONTEMPORARY LITER ATURE. CONTEMPORARY BIOGRA PHY. 1608. (Milton born.] 1608. Shakspere, Corio- 1608. Fuller, Clarendon lanus (?); Beaumont born; Sackville died. and Fletcher (?), Pui laster. nets. pest; G. Fletcher, Faithful Shepherdess. sion of Bible com- 1612. Butler, Montrose born. 1613. W. Browne, Brit- 1613. Cleveland, Jer. annia's Pastorals Taylor, Crashaw (?) (Part I.). born. 1614. Raleigh, History 1614. H. More born. of the World. 1615. Baxter, Denham born. Poems; Jonson, First Beaumont died. vester died. 1619. Daniel died. Organum. of Melancholy, Philarete. 1623. Shakspere, First | 1623. G. Fletcher died. 1624. [Milton at Cam Folio. bridge, 1624–32. Some English and most of his Latin poetry writ- 1625. Bacon, Essa y s 1625. James I, Lodge, ten during this peri (final form). J. Fletcher died. od.] 1626. Sandys, Ovid. 1626. Bacon died. 1628. Bunyan born. 1629. Ode on Christ's Nativity (written). 1631. Epitaph on Mar- 1631. G. Herbert, The 1631, Drayton, Donne chioness of Winches Temple. died; Dryden born. ter. L'Allegro and Il Penseroso (written ?). CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE_Continued. MILTON'S CHIEF WORK8. CONTEMPORARY LITER ATURE. CONTEMPORARY BIOGRA PHY. 1632. Epitaph on Shak 1632. Locke born. spere (published). 1633. Arcades (written ?). 1633. Donne, Poems; | 1633. G. Herbert died. Massinger, New Way triomastix. 1634. Comus (acted). 1634. Habington, Cas- 1634. Chapman died. tara. 1635. Quarles, Emblems. 1637. Comus published. 1637. Ben Jonson died. Lycidas. 1638–39. [Milton in Italy.) 1639. Epitaphium D a 1639. Sir H. Wotton, monis (written). Carew (?) died. Suckling, Ballad of a er, Ford died; Wych- erley born. Hill. Religio Medici; Behn born; Suckling (?) died. 1643. Doctrine and Dis 1643. Sandys, Cartcipline of Divorce. wright died. 1644. Of Education, 1644. Quarles died. Areopagitica, and more divorce pamphlets. 1645. (Minor) Poems 1645. Waller, Poems. 1645. W. Browne died. published. 1646. Vaughan, Poems; Shirley, Poems. 1647. Cowley, Mistress. 1647. Rochester born. 1648. Herrick, Hespe- 1648. Lord Herbert of rides, Cherbury died. 1649. Political pam- 1649. Lovelace, Lucasta. 1649. Drummond died ; phlets; Eikono Charles I. executed. klastes. 1650. Baxter, Saints' 1650. P. Fletcher, Mon Everla s ting Rest; trose, Crash a w (?) Taylor, Holy Living. died. 1651. Pro populo An- 1651. Hobbes, Levia- 1651. Otway born. glicano defensio contra than; Davenant, Gon- dibert. Angler. 1654. Defensio Secunda. 1654. Hobbes, Of Liber- 1654. Ha bington (?) ty. died. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE_Concluded. MILTON'S CHIEF WORKS. CONTEMPORARY LITER ATURE. CONTEMPORARY BIOGRA PHY. 1655. Pro se defensio 1655. Fuller, Church contra A. Morum. History. 1658. Cromwell, Love1659. Two ecclesiastical 1659. Cleveland, Poems. lace, Cleveland died. pamphlets. 1660. Ready and easy 1660. Pepys' Diary be- 1660. Charles II. reway to establish a free gun; Dryden, Astræa stored. Commonwealth, Redux. 1661. Fuller died; De foe born. 1666. Shirley died. 1667. Paradise Lost. 1667. Dryden, Essay of 1667. Cowley, Wither, Dramatic Poesy. Jer. Taylor died; Swift born. 1668. Davenant, Den ham died. 1669. Accidence. 1669. Dryden, Tyran- 1669. Prynne died. nic Love. 1670. History of Britain. 1670. Congreve born. 1671. Paradise Re- 1671. Buckingham, The gained; Samson Rehearsal. Agonistes (published together). 1672. A rtis Logicæ, 1672. Addison, Steele etc. born, 1673. Of true Religion, etc. 1674. Epistolarum fami- 1674. Dryden, The 1674. Herrick, Clarenliarum liber. State of Innocence don died. (founded on Paradise iChief posthumous Lost). works : 1697 and 1698. Prose Works. 1743. Original Letters and Papers of State Addressed to Oliver Cromwell. 18:25. De Doctrina Christiana. 1876. Common Place Book. |