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THE AGE OF MILTONTHE AGE OF MILTONMetaphysical & Cavalier
poetsMetaphysical & Cavalier poets
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Some historical factsSome historical facts
1 !"# Charles I s$ccee%s ames I1 !"# Charles I s$ccee%s ames I1
'!# Theatres close%1 '!# Theatres close%1 '!(' # E)*lish Civil +ar
1 '!(' # E)*lish Civil +ar 1 ',# Charles I e-ec$te%. Commo)/ealth
set $p1 ',# Charles I e-ec$te%. Commo)/ealth set $p$)%er O.
Crom/ell$)%er O. Crom/ell1 0# estoratio) of the E)*lish Mo)archy1
0# estoratio) of the E)*lish Mo)archy
1 0# Theatres reope)1 0# Theatres reope)1 !# 2la*$e i) Lo)%o)( 1
# Fire of Lo)%o)1 !# 2la*$e i) Lo)%o)( 1 # Fire of Lo)%o)
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METAPHYSICAL POETSMETAPHYSICAL POETS
John DonneJohn Donne 31"45(1 51631"45(1 516He /as i) fact a)
Eli7a8etha) poet9 8$tHe /as i) fact a) Eli7a8etha) poet9 8$tthe
term :metaphysical; 3:8ase% o)the term :metaphysical; 3:8ase%
o)a8stract *e)eral reaso)i)*;6 has come toa8stract *e)eral
reaso)i)*;6 has come to8e applie% to
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Some feat$resSome feat$res
=le)% of passio) a)% tho$*ht=le)% of passio) a)% tho$*ht=le)% of
the homely a)% the s$8lime=le)% of the homely a)% the s$8lime
Great psycholo*ical i)si*htGreat psycholo*ical i)si*htLear)e%
ima*ery 3$)$s$al a)% stri>i)*6Lear)e% ima*ery 3$)$s$al a)%
stri>i)*6S$8tlety of reaso)i)*S$8tlety of reaso)i)*
2oetry f$ll of variety a)% s$rprise2oetry f$ll of variety a)%
s$rprise
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CA@ALIE 2OETSCA@ALIE 2OETS
Associate% /ith the Co$rt of Charles I Associate% /ith the Co$rt
of Charles ILoyalty to the mo)archLoyalty to the mo)arch
Themes of love a)% /ar Themes of love a)% /ar I)fl$e)ce% 8y =e)
o)so)I)fl$e)ce% 8y =e) o)so)
ichar% Lovelace 31 1 (" 6ichar% Lovelace 31 1 (" 6
Sir oh) S$c>li)* 31 0,('!6Sir oh) S$c>li)* 31 0,('!6
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OHN MILTON 31 0 (4'6OHN MILTON 31 0 (4'6
1 !,(1 '0# 2oetry1 !,(1 '0# 2oetry1 '0(1 0# 2rose1 '0(1 0#
2rose
1 0(1 4'# 2oetry 31 0(1 4'# 2oetry 3 Paradise Lost Paradise Lost
661 41#1 41# Paradise Regained & SamsonParadise Regained &
Samson
Agonistes Agonistes
