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METAPHYSICAL POETRY

METAPHYSICAL POETRY. Arielle Nagtalon Jason Ranojo Manuel Lemus Jocelyn Duenas. Metaphysical Poetry?.

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METAPHYSICAL POETRY

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  1. METAPHYSICAL POETRY Arielle Nagtalon Jason Ranojo Manuel Lemus Jocelyn Duenas

  2. Metaphysical Poetry? • Metaphysical poetry (1600’s) are lyric poems that are centered on analyzing ‘the big picture’ of concepts such as God, love; sensual & emotional, politics, science, etc. Metaphysical poets show of their brilliant wit through the use of irony, their distinctive wordplay, simple diction, imagery, & metaphysical conceits.

  3. History & Info • Most of the metaphysical poets were found in England. • 1534: King Henry VIII breaks away from Catholicism and establishes the English monarch as head of the Church of England; begins the long struggle towards England's "true religious preference." • Colonization to the New World and establishing their global empire under James I. • 1642-1651: English Civil War breaks out; leads to the execution of Charles I and Oliver Cromwell takes over as dictator of England. • 1688: The Glorious Revolution occurs when William and Mary of Orange come to power in England.

  4. History & Info Love Letter Jan Vermeer Ecstasy of St. Theresa Elevation of the Cross

  5. John Doone(1572 - 1633) • ‘Chief’ poet of the Metaphysical Movement • University of Oxford -> University of Cambridge • Questioned Religion • Works: • Divine Poems (1607) • Biathanatos( c.1608- 1644)

  6. Love’s Alchemy John Doone (1633)

  7. George Herbert(1593 - 1633) • Born on April 3rd 1593, 5th child of 9 other siblings. • At Trinity College he earned his B.A. (1613) and M.A. (1616) degrees. • (1620) Given position of public orator to represent Cambridge at special occasions; later resigned. • Continued the rest of his life as a minister for the Church of England. • Notable Works: • The Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations • Easter Wings • Love(III)

  8. The World George Herbert (1633)

  9. Andrew Marvell(1621 – 1678) • At the age of 13, he attended Trinity College and earned his B.A. degree. • It is unknown as to what he did right after college. • He may have travelled in continental Europe, serving as a tutor for an aristocrat in the Grand Tour. • In 1657 Marvell was appointed assistant to John Milton, Latin Secretary for the Commonwealth. • Notable works: • To His Coy Mistress • The Garden • An HoratianOde

  10. The Definition of Love Andrew Marvell (c.1650-1652)

  11. Henry Vaughan(1621 – 1695) • Welsh physician, author and metaphysical poet • Produced the term “silurist” based on his inspiration of his natural environment and taken from Celtic tribe of pre-roman south Wales that resisted the Romans, also reflected love for welsh mountains. • His poem OlurIscanusdescribes his happy life despite in debt. • One of his significant poems known as SilexScintillansillustrates his encounter with death from prolonged sickness and pain and transition to one of rebirth shown in his poems.

  12. Henry Vaughan(1621 – 1695) • One of his models for inspiration was George Herbert due to his gift of gracious feeling and spiritual quickening and his influence can be seen in SilexSchintillanswhich resembles

  13. COME! Come! What do I here? Henry Vaughan

  14. Prompts • Based on the style that Henry Vaughan used to express his sentiments, write/describe a topic that expresses your emotions in the same fashion. • Compare and contrast the figurative language in two of the poems and how the themes reflect on that time period?

  15. Resources • http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/donne/analysis.html • http://www.online-literature.com/donne/ • http://www.localhistories.org/17thcent.html • http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/plaintexthistories.asp?historyid=aa16 • http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5662 • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/377915/Metaphysical-poet

  16. Resources • http://www.crossref-it.info/textguide/Metaphysical-Poetry/4/0 • http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/poetry/metaphys.htm • http://www.luminarium.org/sevenlit/metaintro.htm

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