ENGC36H3 Lecture : lecture 3
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Son of a wealthy merchant and had a good formal education. Thought he was better than the ancients and classics. Wanted to be the first in the english language. Wanted to compared to the iliad and odyssey. P. l wrote in 1669, time of the great fire. Thought to be a great piece of literature. Also supported the ideas of religion - a source of strength for the political power. There were lots of splits in the church. Then left the church, and felt that everyone should have their own spiritual path, and there shouldn"t be organized religion. He was protestant, but not presbyterian when he wrote the book. Against organized institutions, such as government, which has control over large groups of people. You see his attitude towards race and women. Thought women were inferior to men - standard of the day. Thought there was value in the role of a wife and mother.
