The Puritan Age (The Age of Milton) in English Literature (1600-1660) The literature of the 17th Century may be divided into two periods. The first period started from (1600-1660) is called The Puritan Age or the Age of Milton, further divided into the Jacobean and Caroline periods after the rulers James I and Charles I, respectively. Puritanism dominated the seventeenth Century up to 1660, and it…
