Jacobean Period - Literature Flashcards
List Characteristics of metaphysical poetry.
1) Poetry presents an intellectual argument on some complicated issue of life
2) Philosophical
3) Extensive use of a device called a “conceit”
4) Extensive use of paradox
5) Rhythm and form are irregular
6) Themes of metaphysical poetry are: love and religion and how the 2 relate
Who is the leader of the Metaphysical School of poetry?
John Donne
What does conceit mean?
elaborate, involved image
What are the 2 major themes of metaphysical poetry?
love and religion
Who is the leader of the Classical School of poetry and most important dramatist of the 17th century.
Ben Jonson
List the Characteristics of classical poetry.
1) Sophisticated and polished, meticulously crafted
2) Verbal clarity, purity of expression
3) Witty and elegant
4) Carefully cultivated casualness – a cavalier attitude
What are the classical poets also known as?
Cavalier poets
Universal scholar and renaissance man, this man is considered England’s 1st great essayist.
Francis Bacon
Who was John Milton?
1) greatest Puritan poet
2) author of one of English literature’s greatest epics
3) considered the greatest writer of the 17th century and on of the giants of English literature
Describe Puritan poetry.
1) fundamental basis was to glorify God and uphold Christian principles
2) didactic - teaches a moral lesson
3) cheerful, but no frivolous; moral and contemplative, but not gloomy
What is the most important prose of Jacobean era?
King James Bible
