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龍 / Francis Bacon 弗朗西斯 培根 / John Milton 約翰 彌爾頓 / John Bunyan 約翰 班揚(yáng) / Henry Fielding 亨利 菲爾丁 Shakespeare 莎士比 亞 (15641616) William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world39。s preeminent dramatist. He is often called England39。s national poet and the Bard of Avon. His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays,154 sons, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. John Shakespeare39。s house, believed to be Shakespeare39。s birthplace, in StratforduponAvon. Four Tragedies四大悲劇 ? King Lear 李爾王 ? Hamlet 哈姆雷特 ? Macbeth 麥克白 ? Othello 奧賽羅 Four Comedies四大喜劇 ? A Midsummer night’s dream ? Merchant of Venice ? Much ado about nothing ? Twelfth Night (1608~ 1674) 約翰 密爾頓 English poet, author and civil servant Milton is famous for his epic poem Paradise Lost ,which posed in blank verse Originally published in 1667, the poem concerns the Christian story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton39。s purpose, stated in Book I, is to justify the ways of God to men and elucidate the conflict between God39。s eternal foresight and free will. Blank verse is a type of poetry, distinguished by having a regular meter, but no rhyme. In