Five Metaphysical Poets

Erscheinungsjahr 1964
ISBN: 978-0-521-04156-0
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 164 Seiten, Gewicht: 260 g

Mrs Bennett's Four Metaphysical Poets – Donne, Herbert, Vaughan, and Crashaw – was issued under a new title in 1964 with an additional chapter on Andrew Marvell. It is that text which is reprinted here. In her study Mrs Bennett has analysed, emphasised and illustrated the qualities of metaphysical poetry in general, and the peculiarities of the individual poets. She shows that, if we retain the word 'metaphysical' as a label for a poetic tradition, it is as appropriate to Marvell as it is to Vaughan, and more so than to Crashaw.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bennett, Joan

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. John Donne 1571–1631; 3. Donne's technical originality; 4. George Herbert 1593–1633; 5. Henry Vaughan 1622–1695; 6. Richard Crashaw 1613?–1649; 7. Andrew Marvell 1621–1678; 8. Religious poetry: a postscript; Bibliographical note; Index.