Metaphysical Poetry
Metaphysical Poetry, edited by Various, is a significant anthology published by Penguin on July 25, 2006. This 368-page collection presents key works from the Renaissance period, showcasing the achievements of poets from the Elizabethan age to the Restoration. The anthology features a range of voices, including renowned figures like John Donne, George Herbert, and John Milton, as well as lesser-known poets such as Anne Bradstreet and Katherine Philips. The poems reflect a time marked by scientific discovery and deep religious uncertainty, employing vivid metaphors and imagery.
Readers will find a diverse array of themes within this anthology, including explorations of love, divine reflections, and elegies of lament. The collection emphasizes the innovative language and stylistic approaches characteristic of Metaphysical poetry, highlighting its influence on later literary movements, particularly Modernism. This edition serves as a valuable resource for students of English literature, offering insights into the complexities of the era and the profound desire for originality that shaped the poetic landscape.
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A key anthology for students of English literature, featuring some of the crowning achievements of Renaissance verse
Spanning the Elizabethan age to the Restoration and beyond, Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress, scientific discovery, unrivalled exploration and deep religious uncertainty. This compelling collection of the best and most enjoyable poems from the era 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.
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