Literature in Milton’s Time – Week 2

- Marvell (commander of Milton) and Milton were two important authors during this
period
- A lot of the literature written was politically charged
o Choice of genre indicates political standpoint

Marvel’s Revolution
- Puritanism: religious political movement developed in England in the mid 1500s under
Cartwright and later spread to the US colonies
o Puritans objected to certain forms and rituals of the Established Church and
insisted in ecclesiastical reform
o Marvel: A Puritan
- Neo-Platonism: