This period, like the earlier two periods, belonged to the
Puritan Age. This is the period when there was no monarch in England. After the
death of Charles I, Oliver Cromwell, the puritan leader, came to power. He died
in 1658 when his son Richard Cromwell became the ruler of England. He ruled
England till 1660. In this period puritanism became gradually unpopular. The
English people realized that monarchy was essential for them.
Major Writers and
Their Major Works:
(1) John Milton who was still alive had not written any thing
important in this period.
(2) Thomas Hobbes
(1588-1679), a political philosopher: Leviathan
(1651)
(3) Jeremy Taylor
(1613-67): Holy Living(1650) , a sermon in prose Holy Dying(1651), a sermon
in prose.
(4) Vaughan (1621-95) and Marvell (1621-78) continued.
The
influence of renaissance and puritanism died out by the end of this period. The
Elizabethan romanticism also came to a close by this time.
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ReplySome of this is incorrect. Milton did write important works during the Commonwealth period.
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ReplyMilton's important work such as paradise lost, paradise regained were written in the Commonwealth period
ReplyMilton's most important work such as paradise lost, paradise regained had been written in the Commonwealth age..
ReplyPlz Milton's works
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ReplyYes,Milton did work mostly on political pamphlets
ReplyParadise lost was published in commonwealth period but was written far before.
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