The Language of the Metaphysical Poets

The Language of the Metaphysical Poets
ISBN-10
0333495675
ISBN-13
9780333495674
Category
English language
Pages
195
Language
English
Published
1992
Author
Frances Austin

Description

Frances Austin examines the language of the five best-known metaphysical poets, Donne, Herbert, Crashaw, Vaughan and Traherne. The author shows how the characteristics of their vocabulary, figurative language, syntactical structures and versification reflect their individual attitudes towards their shared Christian faith, which is the subject matter of most of their poetry. The diversity of language, albeit having a common basis, is demonstrated in the course of this work.

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