28 Jul 2019

Elizabethan era/Renaissance period/The age of Shakespeare

1.Compare Renaissance Age With Restoration Age, Regarding Its general characteristics?



The Elizabethan age dates from 1550-1620, while Restoration from 1660-1700. That is the age of dreams and fantasy, this is the age of realism. That is the age of enthusiasm and unbounded patriotism, this is the age of formalism and Individualism. That is the age of drama or Shakespearan, this is the age of heroic couplet(prose) or Dryden. That is the age of eternal youth(emotions&feelings), this is the age of imitation(copying vices of French people).That is the age of extravagent thoughts and feelings, while here it is nakedness, explicity, clear cut and short sentence with mathematics plainness. Here Shakespeare is the pioneer of Elizabethan age, while in Restoration Dryden is.
                 


-In Elizabethan age, writing style was  imaginary, while in this age, It was realistic, real in the sense, only with surface appearance of something, absence of its deeper reality. Somewhat  superficial(writer lacking knowledge of soul and idealism only concerns for body and appetite).
-In former age extravagancy was prevailing, so the produced products can be assumed as length and stuffed with many meaningless words(seems imaginary) while in latter age, writing style was explicit and meaning was conveyed in “a heroic couplet", which was concise and to the point.
-Here people had freedom of thought, while in this age It was based on truth(what is seen, was depicted). Free from religion, social injustice, while in restoration age people were blindly imitating French vices, so the works written by French writers works weren't being read. The works of Elizabethan age were flourishing day by day the England country and its people's minds, furthermore they were inspired to publish more works.
- The Elizabethan age was totally artistic and imaginary based, while this was somewhat following scientific and realistic approach. As It was artistic, It was unbounded, while the latter  had some limitations.
-In Elizabethan age, It was flourishing England as well as other countries, while in this age, It was narrowed down to French people, so It had very least life span of “forty years", while It had “seventy years" of life span.
-Collectivism overcoming Individualism.
-As intellectuality was given space, people were free to think of any aspect, from any perspective, of what they like. At one juncture, It also seems stupidity, of producing such works, which don't have any realistic base and totally as based on imagination, unable to convey any meaningful meaning(prisoners fettered in gold) the line seems the result of over imagination. While in latter age we see that Dryden had avoided, using unnecessary words(served, what is needed) seems intellectual approach, contrasting former age in some respects.
-In Elizabethan age and Restoration age, the concept of intellectuality is contrasted.
-In Elizabethan age, we see unity in Idealism. While in this age conflict in idealism.
-Elizabethan age is due to the ruler herself has existence. while this age is constructed in some manner from destruction by the pioneer writer called Dryden.
-Elizabethan age was influenced by classical literature while Restoration age with French literature.

Thus in some respects both ages, are contrasting from each other.






2. Brief Life History of  Francis Bacon (1561-1626)


Francis Bacon was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, lord keeper of the Seal, and of the learned Ann Cook, sister-in-law to lord Burleigh, greatest of the queen statesmen. He was also called "a little lord keeper" by Elizabeth.

-Entered in Cambridge(1572-74)
-Indulged in practical studies(Statistics,       Diplomacy 1574-76)
-father's death in London(1577)
-Chilled with death(1626)

He seems in some measure like Plato(as Bacon demanded three things, investigation in nature, dicovery of facts instead of theory and, verification of results by experiment rather than by argument).


"As a Sophomore" he had rejected, then prevailing education system and philosophy of Aristotle, where his insight was somewhat logical that (Aristotle's philosophy, though in practice since three centuries, was unable to produce any fruit, and the jungle was full of dry and useless branches). Then how It can be given prominence?


Furthermore, we encountered his means of establishing his own high position among people, seems judgemental by nature rather than giving acceptance or approval to others, and  putting forward his views, he simply has the intention of uprooting someone to establish his place.

which communicate his personality as selfish, advantageous, and also the victim of hubris.

If his life story had been dramatized, he would be picturized as committing 'hamartia'(who met his as he chosen to be the part of politics and tried to achieve everyone's favour, who were at the top(reference of James1). Being part of politics,  perhaps at first he wasn't willing to join, but as abruptly joined, realized the power of politics, and If he is situated at highly top peak, then he might be ruling all over world, and this greed led him to accept bribes and also found him guilty, when he is caught{as mentioned by W.J.Long in (HOEL)}. Though he was exonerated from all charges,  ultimately he met his fate while experimenting with his theory, he was chilled to death(in snowstorm)

Works of Bacon:

1. The advancement of Learning and the Novum Organum(connection with instauratio magna)

2. Studies, Goodness, Riches, Atheism, Unity in Religion, Adversity, Friendship and Great place(are wise philosophies)

3. History of Henry(the seven) and many more works had been introduced by Bacon..

Thus is the brief life history  of Francis Bacon.












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