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Title: Metaphysical Poets
Author: Various Artists
Narrator: Various
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1:20:00
Language: English
Release date: 08-07-2012
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Genres: Fiction & Literature, Poetry
Summary:
John Donne, Andrew Marvell, George Herbert, Thomas Carew and Henry Vaughan: these were some of the 17th-century writers who devised a new form of poetry full of wit, intellect and grace, which we now call Metaphysical poetry. They wrote about their deepest religious feelings and their carnal pleasures in a way that was radically new and challenging to their readers. Their work was largely misunderstood or ignored for two centuries, until 20th-century critics rediscovered it, finding in it a deep originality and a willingness to experiment that made much conventional poetry look merely decorative. This collection provides the perfect introduction to this diverse group of fascinating poets
