JohnMiltonParadiseLost

Lecture 8
The 17th Century
The Period of Revolution and Restoration
(IV)
John Milton ---Paradise Lost
I. Teaching Aims
1. The general introduction of the work.
2. The selected reading from Book I.(P146)
II. Key Points:
The selected reading .
III. Difficulties:
The intricate language.
IV. Teaching methods:
1.Direct Method & Communicative Method
2.Authorware Presentation
V. Teaching Procedures:
1.Authorware Presentation.
2.The general introduction of the work.
3. The selected reading from Book I.(P146)
1) Read the poem to explain the literal meaning of the part and
2) analyze the image of Satan.
This is a speech given by Satan to cheer his followers (Beelzebub) up when they first awake from the fall in hell. Satan is not a bit discouraged and is planning to take revenge on god, whereas Beelzebub is wavering in his determination. Milton’s masterhand depicts a heroic figure of Satan who is a persecuted revolutionary in the poem. The indomitable revolutionary spirit is thus praised.
VI. Homework
1. John Bunyan: Pilgrim’S Progress
References :
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2.罗经国.新编英国文学选读. 北京大学出版社，2000
3.王佐良. 英国文学名篇选注. 北京:商务印书馆,1983.
4.王佐良. 英国诗史. 南京：译林出版社，1997.。