Metaphysical poetry
By: edited with an introduction and notes by Colin Burrow
Contributors: Burrow, Colin
Series: Penguin classics
Publisher: Penguin; Penguin Classics; imusti
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780140424447
Subjects: English poetry -- Early modern, 1500-1700; Metaphysics -- Poetry
Genres: Poetry
Description: "Spanning the Elizabethan age to the Restoration and beyond, Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress, scientific discovery, unrivaled exploration and deep religious uncertainty. This collection includes tightly argued lyrics, erotic and libertine considerations of love, divine poems and elegies of lament by such great figures as John Donne, George Herbert, Andrew Marvell and John Milton, alongside pieces from many other less well known but equally fascinating poets of the age, such as Anne Bradstreet, Katherine Philips and Thomas Traherne. Widely varied in theme, all are characterized by their use of startling metaphors, imagery and language to express the uncertainty of an age, and a profound desire for originality that was to prove deeply influential on later poets and in particular poets of the Modernist movement such as T.S. Eliot" --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes