Faustus author
Christopher Marlowe
Whoso List to Hunt author
Thomas Wyatt
Astrophil and Stella author
Sir Philip Sidney
Pamphilia to Amphilanthus author
Lady Mary Wroth
Paradise Lost author
John Milton
Oroonoko author
Aphra Behn
Rape of the Lock author
Alexander Pope
Vicar of Wakefield author
Oliver Goldsmith
The Revels Office
Department of central gov, charged with entertainments for holidays and diplomatic events
Edmund Tilney
Master of the Revels, Licensed plays for performance, arranged court performance, had written scripts, directed stage and lighting
Charles Howard
lord high admiral under Queen Elizabeth
Lord Admiral's Men
theater company that produces Faustus
Humanism
Recovery of many lost classical texts, expanded interest in literature
Renaissance
Changes in theology, science, art, rise of the individual
The Reformation 16th Century
reform the church, spread of Protestantism lead by Martin Luther
Calvinism
salvation is predestined, cannot change it
Lutherism
faith is key to salvation
Lyric poetry
poetry written in first person POV
Arminianism
17th century theology, opposes predestination of Calvinism
De Doctrina Christiana
Milton's attempt to sum up his own religious beliefs
Trinity Manuscript
Milton's notes, contains Adam Unparadised
The Enlightenment
18th century intellectual movement of science and reason
Glorious Revolution of 1688
No more Catholic monarchy
The Augustan Age
literary culture of first half of 18th century, period of imperial consolidation in Rome
Statute of Anne
First copyright laws for authors, made Pope rich
The Triple Rise Theory
rise in middle class led to rise in literacy rates led to rise of the novel
Novel
long fictional prose narrative
Grub Street
needy authors, literary hacks
Marriage Act of 1753
Marriage needs a formal ceremony, prevents rich from taking advantage of poor
Protestantism
Justification by faith, skeptic of works
gloze
to interpret
proem
preface to a story
a short introduction; preface
Arabella Fermor
Inspiration for Belinda in RoTL
Deracination
changing family dynamic to nuclear family
Picaresque Novel
Short little stories, all connected (vicar)
Novel of Manners
a novel focusing on and describing the social customs and habits of a particular social group
Sentimental Novel
A type of novel popular in the eighteenth century, that overemphasizes emotion and or seeks to create emotional responses in the reader.
Gothic Novel
A novel in which supernatural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terrors pervades the action
Martin Luther
father of Protestantism
Unconditional Election
Salvation doesn't depend on anything about the saved
Limited Atonement
Jesus died for the saved only
Irresistible Grace
The Holy Spirit can overcome all resistance and make His influence irresistible.
imminent criticism
you cannot get historical information from literature anywhere else
contextualization
lit is illustrative of the past, fits in with history
Prelapsarian
justifying the ways of God to men, makes us feel the consequences of the fall
Proem
introducing discourse at the beginning of writing - preface
Baire's Recommendation
says Marlow persuades men to Atheism
Mimetic Desire
we learn to want things by copying others
Miltonic" marriage
chosen, not given; at will dicorce, companion/hierarchal marriage
Limited Atonement
Calvinism, Christ died for only the saved
Arabella Fermor
celebrated beauty within beau monde; Belinda
The Triple Rise Theory
rising middle class and rising literacy roles lead to rise of the novel, literature for the new middle class
Deracination
Changes in the family
Marriage act of 1753
So rich people can't take advantage of poor people
The Novel of Manners
stories that hinge on examination of manners and moves in a given social world group rather than on sentiment
Picaresque Novels
stories tld as a series of loosely linked shortish episodes, adventures, derived from Arc of Life
Gothic Novels
about medieval mysteries, nuns, Catholicism, incest, imprisonment
Conditional Election
Armanianism, salvation is predicated on how you receive Grace, which is forseen
Unlimited Atonement
Christ's sacrifice makes salvation possible
Sole Pledge of Obedience
one thing was asked of Adam