Metaphysical poets | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2019-03-29

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00:00:44 1 Origin of the name
00:02:08 2 Criticism
00:02:17 2.1 The Augustans
00:03:38 2.2 20th-century recognition
00:05:11 3 Members of the group
00:06:54 4 A sense of community
00:09:31 4.1 Elegists
00:12:24 5 Characteristics
00:12:33 5.1 Free from former artificial styles
00:13:11 5.2 European Baroque influences, including use of conceits
00:15:29 5.3 Wordplay and wit
00:17:46 5.4 Platonic influence
00:18:24 6 Stylistic echoes
00:22:24 7 Notes and references
00:22:33 8 Bibliography
00:23:10 9 External links



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The term metaphysical poets was coined by the critic Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of 17th-century English poets whose work was characterized by the inventive use of conceits, and by a greater emphasis on the spoken rather than lyrical quality of their verse. These poets were not formally affiliated and few were highly regarded until 20th century attention established their importance. 
Given the lack of coherence as a movement, and the diversity of style between poets, it has been suggested that calling them Baroque poets after their era might be more useful. Once the Metaphysical style was established, however, it was occasionally adopted by other and especially younger poets to fit appropriate circumstances.