oetry. In 1641, he began a long period of pamphleteering for the puritan cause. For some 15 years, the Puritan in him alone ruled his writing. He sacrificed his poetic ambition to the call of the liberty for which P fight (3) The third period is from 1655 to 1671. when t and pu have been fused into an exalted entity. this period is the greatest in his literary life, epics and some famous sonnets. the three lo ems are the fruit of the long contest within Milton of Renaissance tradition and his Puritan faith. They form the greatest accomplishments of any english poet except Shakespeare. In milton alone it would seem puritanism could not extinguish the lover of beauty. In these works we find humanism and Puritanism merged in magnificence 3. Major Works (1) Paradise Lost a. the plot. b. characters C theme: justify the ways of god to man (2) Paradise Regained (3) Samson Agonistes. 4. Features of milton 's works (1) Milton is one of the very few truly great english writers who is also a prominent figure in politics, and who is both a great poet and an important prose writer. the two most essential things to be remembered about him are his Puritanism and his republicanism (2) Milton wrote many different types of poetry. he is especially a great master of blank verse He learned much from Shakespeare and first used blank verse in non-dramatic works (3) Milton is a great stylist. He is famous for his grand style noted for its dignity and polish, which is the result of his ife-long classical and biblical study. (4) Milton has always been admired for his sublimity of thought and majesty of expression. IVJohn bunyan14 poetry. In 1641, he began a long period of pamphleteering for the puritan cause. For some 15 years, the Puritan in him alone ruled his writing. He sacrificed his poetic ambition to the call of the liberty for which Puritans were fighting. （3） The third period is from 1655 to 1671, when humanist and Puritan have been fused into an exalted entity. This period is the greatest in his literary life, epics and some famous sonnets. The three long poems are the fruit of the long contest within Milton of Renaissance tradition and his Puritan faith. They form the greatest accomplishments of any English poet except Shakespeare. In Milton alone, it would seem, Puritanism could not extinguish the lover of beauty. In these works we find humanism and Puritanism merged in magnificence. 3. Major Works （1） Paradise Lost a. the plot. b. characters. c. theme: justify the ways of God to man. （2） Paradise Regained. （3） Samson Agonistes. 4. Features of Milton's works. （1） Milton is one of the very few truly great English writers who is also a prominent figure in politics, and who is both a great poet and an important prose writer. The two most essential things to be remembered about him are his Puritanism and his republicanism. （2） Milton wrote many different types of poetry. He is especially a great master of blank verse. He learned much from Shakespeare and first used blank verse in non-dramatic works. （3） Milton is a great stylist. He is famous for his grand style noted for its dignity and polish, which is the result of his life-long classical and biblical study. （4） Milton has always been admired for his sublimity of thought and majesty of expression. IV.John Bunyan