Metaphysical Poets
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Subject : Metaphysical poetry
Student :Latifa SAFOUI
Metaphysical poetry and metaphysical poets of 17th century England have instigated an ongoing heated debate that has developed a peculiar immunity to any kind of settlement or final consencus among scholars and academics interested in English literature . The clamour that accompanied the rise of metaphysical poetry has to do ,in large ,with the fact that metaphysical poets - which is the term used to denote the architects of this trend in English poetry- have drawn a demarcation line that set them apart from the prevailing tradition of poetry writing in their time .
Such trend in poetry writing constituted a violent ,outspoken and daring reversal of rules that have governed the narrative of writing and production of poetry up to the beginning of 17th century England .
Up to that time, English poetry was mainly love lyric sonnets , written in an iambic meter ,with a language register that rarely deviated from the dominant vernacular , easily apprehended by the vast majority of English readers . Poetry like shakespear’ s or Sidney ‘s and their contemporary English poets of the Elizabethan age , represented mostly courtly poetry that abided by the generally agreed upon and accredited norms of writing poetry mentioned earlier .
With the rise of the puritanic age and the revolutionary mode of thougth it unleashed : the rejection of the supreme authority of the Anglican church ,the upsurge of a new English ‘’politics’’ which toppled the monarchy opting for a much more representative governmental system (the parliament ),thus restricting the powers of the king ,which were until then unbrideled and absolute . Against this political and religious backdrop ,metaphysical poets emerged as the poets who eroded the standards of writing that have been prevalent so far .
Instead of being...
Student :Latifa SAFOUI
Metaphysical poetry and metaphysical poets of 17th century England have instigated an ongoing heated debate that has developed a peculiar immunity to any kind of settlement or final consencus among scholars and academics interested in English literature . The clamour that accompanied the rise of metaphysical poetry has to do ,in large ,with the fact that metaphysical poets - which is the term used to denote the architects of this trend in English poetry- have drawn a demarcation line that set them apart from the prevailing tradition of poetry writing in their time .
Such trend in poetry writing constituted a violent ,outspoken and daring reversal of rules that have governed the narrative of writing and production of poetry up to the beginning of 17th century England .
Up to that time, English poetry was mainly love lyric sonnets , written in an iambic meter ,with a language register that rarely deviated from the dominant vernacular , easily apprehended by the vast majority of English readers . Poetry like shakespear’ s or Sidney ‘s and their contemporary English poets of the Elizabethan age , represented mostly courtly poetry that abided by the generally agreed upon and accredited norms of writing poetry mentioned earlier .
With the rise of the puritanic age and the revolutionary mode of thougth it unleashed : the rejection of the supreme authority of the Anglican church ,the upsurge of a new English ‘’politics’’ which toppled the monarchy opting for a much more representative governmental system (the parliament ),thus restricting the powers of the king ,which were until then unbrideled and absolute . Against this political and religious backdrop ,metaphysical poets emerged as the poets who eroded the standards of writing that have been prevalent so far .
Instead of being...