Dates
Events
1600 – 1660
Puritan Age




1649
Milton work Latin secretary to Cromwell till




1642
Puritan closed the theatres




1660 – 1700
Restoration period




1660 -1678
The heroic tragedy dominated the stage by Dryden




John Milton
1608
Milton born




1638
Milton made trip to Italy




1639
Milton return to England after Great fire




1652
Milton was completely blind




1667
Milton published ( Paradise Lost )




1671
Milton published his final work ( Paradise Regained )




1674
Milton died at home




1632
Milton graduating with his master’s degree




Gorge Herbert
1593
Gorge Herbert born




1612
Gorge Herbert published first verses appeared




1633
Gorge Herbert died of tuberculosis




John Dryden
1631
John Dryden born




1677
All For Love was written and firstperforme