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Five Metaphysical Poets

Five Metaphysical Poets

Five Metaphysical Poets

Joan Bennett
January 1964
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9780521092388

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    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.

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    January 1964
    Paperback
    9780521092388
    164 pages
    229 × 152 × 13 mm
    0.4kg
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    Table of Contents

    • 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.
      Author
    • Joan Bennett