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The designation metaphysical poetry is applied to the lyrical works written by a group of seventeenth-century poets, also referred to as the School of Donne. Both of these terms are somewhat misleading: neither are metaphysical poets primarily concerned with the essence of reality nor can they be said to have really formed a school that was led or directly influenced by John Donne. Poets like Donne, George Herbert, Richard Crashaw and Andrew Marvell as well as the American Edward Taylor are, however, connected by a particular style, the use of daring and often arresting images, wit, and an analytical, intellectual approach. Complementing the close reading of major metaphysical poems, this literary studies seminar will also identify the literary, religious and political contexts in which the poems were written.
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