The Renaissance This Presentation * is divided into two sections (Pt. 1 & Pt. 2); each dealing with a poet who represents the English Renaissance (late 15th C. to early 17th C.) * introduces the Renaissance era (cultural and literary aspects). * presents a discussion of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 & Donne’s “The Good Morrow” and “Death Be Not Proud”. English Renaissance ( 1485-1625) The Renaissance Originated in Italy (14th C.) influences: Greece & Roman Cultures
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Andrew Marvell (31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. As a metaphysical poet‚ he is associated with John Donne and George Herbert. He was a colleague and friend of John Milton. His poems include To His Coy Mistress‚ The Garden‚ An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell’s Return from Ireland‚ The Mower’s Song and the country house poem Upon Appleton House. Andrew marvell’s body and soul: Throughout
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Unit 9 William Shakespeare: comedies‚ historical plays‚ tragedies The Metaphysical Poets I. Types of plays with Shakespeare A. Comedies: they start with a conflict (agon) in a world/space perceived as imperfect‚ the comic brings about chaos that has a potential tragic quality which is sorted out with a marriage ( a return to harmony and togetherness) that suggests the beginning of a better world. Types of humour/comic: language‚ situation‚ character‚ manner‚ gags The mechanism of laughter
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‘The Good Morrow’ by John Donne-a Flawless Metaphysical Poem ‘The Good Morrow’ is a typical Donnian love poem‚ divided into three stanzas. It’s one of those love poems in which he praises the spiritual relationship between men and women and hails it so ardently. In the opening stanza‚ the poet expresses his wonder as to what he and his beloved did before they fell in love with each other. He becomes surprised remembering their past love experiences. He compares the love experiences of himself
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reigns of James I and Charles I came to be concentrated on colloquial and plain style. The main difference was that poetry was no longer romantic. Poets like John Donne became to be known as ‘metaphysical poets’. The term ‘metaphysical’ refers to the use of intellectual and theological concepts in conceits‚ paradoxes and far-fetched imagery as Donne himself did in Meditation XVII‚ where he accounts for his view of death. Donne’s was born in a devout Roman Catholic household and therefore‚ it could
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The pre-Socratic philosophers Urstoff Change Soul Connections to others Anaximenes Milesian- Ionia Air The condensation and rarefaction of air. The soul is air. Hold us together So air Encompass’s the world Similar to Thales because he believed there’s a tangible source for everything Anaximander Milesian-Ionia Indeterminate (Primal matrix) Believed our world was a multitude of worlds that evolved and dissolved into something infinite or boundless The primary elements neither
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Sun become meaningless. Conversely‚ the nature of conquest and discovery also become significant metaphors for love. Through the use of unusual symbols and motifs‚ Donne presents perspectives on humanity that challenge accepted norms. [How very metaphysical.] The notion of love is presented as both a sensory experience of the body and a religious understanding of the soul‚ a distinction represented through the Aristotelian delineation between the worldly imperfection of the sublunary and the binary
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Meditation 17 is a very influential poem from John Donne. Many of his famous works are now considered to be "metaphysical" these poems are works that were made to study the deeper nature of reality and make concrete image comparisons between the real world and theology and psychology. The poem Meditation 17 was written by Donne at a time of great stress and hardship because he was on his deathbed‚ this perspective helped him to focus on his true beliefs and communicate his point of view. A meditation
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incorporation of his worldly and religious learning’s to poetry enables him to portray his experiences and moods vividly with the use of metaphysical conceits and rich sources of imagery. This essay will first scrutinize into how love was defined before the metaphysical poets the uses of their imagery and conceits and how it differs from Donne’s metaphysical love poetry. Afterwards it will move on to describe how Donne’s personal moods are brought out of his own worldly and religious experiences
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This anthology is a published collection of poetry throughout the five major periods including- the Pre Elizabethan period‚ Elizabethan Period‚ Metaphysical Period‚ Romantic Period and the Victorian Period. The Pre Elizabethan Period was first in Old English and then in Middle English. Old English was used after the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th and 6th centuries. The invaders from Germany who settled in England were called the Angles‚ the Saxon‚ and the Jutes. The names of these tribes
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