EN 3173 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: James Janeway, Exemplum, John Bunyan
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Puritans someone characterized by strict morals and religiousness; group of christians that emerged after reformation; most fundamental i(cid:374) de(cid:448)elop(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s literature. Transition between medieval and early modern period occurs in the. 15th/16th century; the major event is called the reformation: church of england split from rome, two branches of religion . Eliza(cid:271)eth"s (cid:373)iddle grou(cid:374)d protesta(cid:374)tis(cid:373) (cid:449)as (cid:374)ot good enough, they wanted to further reform the reformation. Puritans were largely unsuccessful, told they had to follow english church doctrines. 17th century, charles i prevented their freedoms and arrested them; what lead puritans to move to america as a place of freedom. In england a civil war broke out between loyalist to the king and. Puritans, managed to overthrow and execute the king in 1650s. Commonwealth established headed by oliver cromwell; closed theatres, cancelled christmas, died in 1658 so they invited the king back. Advent of printing press: 16/17th (cid:272)e(cid:374)tur(cid:455); (cid:272)hildre(cid:374)"s (cid:271)ooks produ(cid:272)ed at e(cid:374)or(cid:373)ous s(cid:272)ale.
