Metaphysical Period Flashcards
What dates was the metaphysical period
Through the 1600s
What poems are metaphysical
The Flea and To His Coy Mistress
What is Meta and Physical
Meta is after and Physical is the natural sciences and the world
So metaphysical conceits are extended metaphors of nature
3 things used in Metaphysical poetry
Sexual imagery
Theatrical direct address
Irony, humour, wit
What was there advancement in in the metaphysical period
The science of anatomy and geography
There was a sense of possibility
What ideas were used as part of love for the metaphysicals
Philosophical ideas were used to try and define the concept of love.
A quintessential quote of the metaphysical period
‘No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main’ DONNE
What were the metaphysicals seen as at the time
They were seen as difficult and pretentious - metaphysical was an insult.
Their conceits and extended metaphors were seen as overly complicated
