poetry of the Elizabethan period‚ a metaphysical school arose and that John Donne was the founder or the first eminent member of this school.” John Donne set up a new tradition in versification by and large Donne must be regarded as an original poet‚ “a poet who gave much more than what he borrowed from his age.” The word “metaphysical” has been defined by various writers differently. The learned critics feels that “metaphysical poetry” is inspired by a philosophy‚ philosophical conception
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How does Donne treat physical and spiritual love in his works? Answer: As a Metaphysical poet‚ Donne often uses physical love to evoke spiritual love. Indeed‚ this metaphysical conceit in much of the love poetry is not explicitly spelled out. To this end‚ Donne’s poetry often suggests that the love the poet has for a particular beloved is greatly superior to others’ loves. Loving someone is as much a religious experience as a physical one‚ and the best love transcends mere physicality. In this
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THE MAIN FEATURES OF THE METAPHYSICAL POETRY ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN DONNE The term "metaphysical poetry" is used to describe a certain type of 17th century poetry. Metaphysical poetry is concerned with the whole experience of man. It means that the poetry is about showing knowledge and thoughts from different areas of experience‚ especially about love‚ romantic and sensual; about man’s relationship with God and about pleasure‚ learning and art. Metaphysical
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2.THE ECSTASY CRITICAL APPRECIATION It is a complex and metaphysical poem dealing with the twin aspects of love—physical and spiritual. Some critics like Legouis find in it a plan for seduction with emphasis on the physical nature of love‚ while others like Helen Gardner find in it an affirmation of spiritual love. In fact‚ it deals with the relationship of the body and the soul in love. What is ‘extasie’? ‘Extasie’ is essentially a religious experience in which the individual soul‚ ignoring
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and John Webster (the best poet of this grim genre). Novelty was in great demand‚ and the possibilities of plot and genre were exploited almost to exhaustion. Still‚ many excellent plays were written by men such as George Chapman‚ the masters of comedy Thomas Dekker and Philip Massinger‚ and the team of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. Drama continued to flourish until the closing of the theatres at the onset of the English Revolution in 1642. The foremost poets of the Jacobean era‚ Ben Jonson
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written in‚ and then it presents an analyses of their poetry as metaphysical works. In this analysis the imagery each poet used‚ as well as the influence of the King James Bible is identified. Finally‚ the essay concludes how the analysis of the imagery in the poems‚ supports the themes of struggle and acceptance. The aim of this essay is to gain an understanding on how the poets influenced each other‚ as well as on the similarities and differences in their religious poetry. It is important to analyse
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first world war poetry Web definitions A war poet is a poet written at that time and on the subject of war. This term‚ at the beginning applied especially to those in military service during World War I. then‚ documented as early as 1848 in reference to German revolutionary poet‚ Georg Herwegh The main figures in the first world war Siegfried Sassoon (1886-1967)-1 Siegfried Sassoon was perhaps the most innocent of the war poets. John Hildebidle has called Sassoon the "accidental hero." Born
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The Dead Poet Society The Dead Poet Society explains that we may not appreciate poetry by reading a book. Poetry has a lot of meaning that can be change by our experiences. Poetry is like our life‚ living to pursue our dreams and that’s poetry all about-our life that needs love‚ beauty and romance. Life doesn’t stop for anything or anybody‚ like poetry‚ open for expression. It allows the realizations of our ability. Verbalize what we think‚ what we know and what we feel. Poetry is alive‚ not merely
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http://www.unm.edu/~aobermei/Eng221/metaphysicals.html What is metaphysical poetry? What are its (6) characteristics? What is Platonic Love? How does this concept play into metaphysical poetry? Who first coined the term “metaphysical poet”? What have critics said about these poets? II. Cavalier Poetry: http://newark.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Terms/cavalier.html What values‚ subjects‚ and theme are characteristic of Cavalier poetry? How did it get its name? How does Cavalier poetry differ from Metaphysical poetry
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The True Pre-Romantic Poets Poets can be considered Pre-Romantic base on subject matter‚ style‚ and ideas. The Age of Johnson was a time after Pope and Swift and before Romantic poets of the 1790’s. This period had three influential poets: Gray‚ Burns‚ and Blake. Gray‚ Burns‚ and Blake are all considered Pre-Romantic poets dude to their romantic matter‚ style‚ and ideas in their poems‚ Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard‚ To a Mouse‚ and The Chimney Sweeper. Gray’s Pre-Romanticism is clearly
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