EXAM - English literature 2
fashion. Idealised love wiped away all stains. Through their harmony, Charles could make his heavenly
ascent and bring great benefits to their obedient subjects. Very costy. Closed court, believed in masques.
3. 17th century „metaphysical” poetry (Donne, Quarles, Herbert, Crashaw, Vaughan, Marvell)
Religious poetry, books of emblems (allegorical pictures, verses explaining their moral), unconventional or
„unpotic” figures like compass or mosquito to reach surprise effects, paradox and oxymoron. About the
profound areas of experience: love (romantic and sexual), man’s relationship with God. Brief but intense
meditations, striking use of wit, irony and wordplay.
John Donne: passionate feeling and logical argument are mixed, play of intellect, conceits (extended
metaphors), wit, huge range of ideas with startling connections between them, analyses love with different
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