Unseen Poetry Context Flashcards
When was the Renaissance Era?
16th - 17th Century
Features of Renaissance Poetry
Many written in iambs
Themes from classical mythology
16th/17th Century Context
With consolidation of Elizabeth’s gov a genuine court sympathetic to poetry & arts emerged - emergence of poetry & arts = encouraged & often set in idealised courtly world
When was metaphysical poetry common?
17th Century
Features of Metaphysical Poetry
Impatience
Conventional forms of expression
Adoption of startling innovations
Unexpected/ unusual metaphors
Tendencies to write on deep philosophical issues
Carpe Diem Poetry
17th century
Preoccupied with the passage of time & unpredictability if death
When were cavalier poets?
17th century
Who were the cavalier poets?
A group of royalist poets who wrote poetry which portrayed life in the court of Charles I
Cavalier Poet traits/ context
Distrust the over earnest & too intense
Accept ideal of Renaissance gentleman who is lover, soldier, wit, man of affairs, musician,
But abandon the idea of him being a pattern of Christian Chivalry
Features of Cavalier Poetry
Written for entertainment at court
Focused around idea of Carpe Diem / pleasures of the moment
When was the Restoration Era?
1660-1688
Restoration Era Context
Restoration of the monarchy = 1660 & the accession of C2 signalled an explosion in debauchery & high living especially at court
Restoration Era Poet
John Milton - wrote at this time of religious flux & political upheaval, seen as last major poet of English Renaissance but major poems in Restoration e.g., Paradise lost
Features of Restoration Era Poetry
Satirical verse became popular
Sentimentalism
Late 18th century movement, new emphasis on sentiment & feelings of poet, became fashionable to feel deeply
