• born Oct. 19th, 1605 in London
• was a famous English physician and writer
• lost his father; gained his fortune
• transferred from Winchester College to
University of Oxford
• received his Bachelor of Arts and Master in
Arts
• visited Ireland with his step-father

• wrote Religio Medici in 1635
– was very popular in Britain because of the originality of the title, the brilliance of its emotion,
& use of language
• published Treatise on vulgar Errors in 1646
– equally unique and read with interest as the 1st book

• born Dec. 9th, 1608 in London
• famous for his epic poem, Paradise Lost (1677)
• influential, rhetoric style and the fluency of his poetry impacted the 18th century writing enormously
• admitted to Christ College on Feb. 12, 1625
• worked hard to further his studies beyond school
• learned many languages including Latin, Greek, Hebrew,
Italian, & French
• studies history & culture by traveling through various countries
• focused his study on writing upon his return to England
• his blindness, later, helped him become a better writer
• died Nov. 1674

• "On Shakespeare" published in 1632
• before 1644, he published the following works:
• Of Reformation,
• The Reason for Church Government,
• Of Prelatical Episcopacy,
• Doctrine and Discipline of Divorce
• Defensio pro populo Anglicano (Feb. 24, 1651)
– "defense of the English people," published to justify the actions taken by the English
• Paradise Lost (1677)
– Considered one of the greatest epic poem ever written in English

• born in 1569
• brother and sister died during childhood
• parents died when she was young- lived with
Susan Bertie Wingfield
• supported herself by running a school after her the death of her husband
• 1635 - appears in court to receive the profit from her husband's patent - unknown if she succeeded

• Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum
(Hail, God, the king of the
Jews) published in 1611
– was a collection of her poems, all in iambic pentameter (type of meter used in poetry/drama to describe a particular rhythm)
– was extreme in theology and politics
– very pro-feminine - argued for equal social and political rights for women
– argument supported in her poems
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