Dramatic and conversational in rhythm and tone and rich in striking, unusual imagery, metaphysical poetry is represented in this anthology by such masterpieces as qDeath, Be Not Proud, q by John Donne; Andrew Marvell's qTo His Coy Mistress, q as well as works by George Herbert, Henry Vaughan, Richard Crashaw, Francis Quarles, Thomas Traherne, and others.aquot;About the beginning of the seventeenth century appeared a race of writers that may be termed metaphysical poets.aquot; a Dr. Samuel Johnson Although Dr. Johnson used the term aquot;metaphysical poetaquot; in a disparaging sense, complaining thatanbsp;...
Title | : | Metaphysical Poetry |
Author | : | Paul Negri |
Publisher | : | Courier Corporation - 2012-03-07 |
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