METAPHYSICAL POETRY
The metaphysical word comes from a Greek word of metaphysics. The mataphymetap poetry occupies a unique place in the history of English poetry. metaphysical word fist time used by DOCTOR SAMUEL JOHNSON .
JOHN DONNE was the pioneer of metaphysical poetry.he established this new trend of writing poetry.
Samual had used this word metaphysical in a NEGATIVE SENSE but after time was passed it becomes admirable for Samuel.
The major POET'S :-
1.john Donne
2. George Herbert
3. Andrew marvell
4. henry Vaughan
5. Richard crashow
6. Saint robert southwell
7. Thomas trademarks
Thay all are made a one group of
Writing something differently . It is a school of Donn. They become followers . They follow a footsteps of donn. John donn was the leader of that school.
Poet tries to go beyond a physical. They tries to consious attempt to must be different from poets of prisiding era.they try with that intention & aem and then starting a writing. They are used a far fetched idea and images. Full of logic & reasoning. Heterogenous ideas are come together by force.
They draw images from various sources like science, astronomy, geography. Thaey example of engineering, agriculture, architecture, geometry etc. They writing theme like love is experimented like a science.
Every age was as a proved to be a REACTIONARY AGE Elizabethan age was there England called the " nest of Bird song". Elizabeth time she give a moral sapport . She give a freedom of writing.
That time one group of poets
becomes active. Thaey thoughts our poetry remain not noticed. They thought the pattern of writing are must be charged. passing of the time tradision are change. They thought our own new style of writing. then called a "METAPHYSICAL POETS".
They try to use far fetched images & consist example like mostly write use love symbols like to flowers but they thought why should use love symbols use like flower .?. They use image like a flea. That image was used in ARCHITECTURE image put in poem . There are other example are compass. Shakespeare use image like butterfly, spring etc .but they use image like ANDREW MARLOW:-
' my love is like a two parallel lines ,
Up to end never meet together'.
The next example are ' my love is like compass ' beloved is the center & i move round and round. That point very well explained by dr. Mandali ya sir in our class. poetry become SCHOLARLY & OBSCURE. They brought far fetched images . The best ex. Of religion "THE PULLEY" by George Herbert. He used symbol for God &man relation .that image is a MECHANICAL word . The pulley offers a connection between two parts connect between CREATE & CREATION.
There are many metaphysical poetry in our syllabus by john Donn. 1 The flea
2. The dream(elegy)
3. Death be not proud. 4. Sweetest love.
5. Ecstasy
6. Sun rising.
Thare 3 main theme in metaphysical poetry 1) love, 2) death and 3) religion. So that is metaphysical poetry .
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