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The Metaphysicals to Milton
Course Objectives:
The course will enable the students to:
- Examine the characteristic features of Metaphysical poetry
- Value the spirit of the age of Renaissance in selected works
- Develop a fuller understanding of the evolution of literary forms and movements
Course Outcomes -
The students will:
- Develop an understanding of the religious, socio-intellectual and cultural thoughts of the 17th and 18th centuries
- Critique the key themes in representative texts of the period, including sin, transgressions, love, pride, revenge, sexuality, and human follies, among others
- Compare and contrast different forms of poetry, such as metaphysical, cavalier, and heroic poetry
- Interpret the literary devices, terms and techniques relevant to the metaphysical school of poetry
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John Donne The Sunne Rising The Canonization The Extasie A Valediction - Of Weeping A Valediction - Forbidding Mourning The Relic
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George Herbert Prayer The Collar The Pulley Life The Flower
Henry Vaughan The Retreat They are all gone into the World of Light
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Andrew Marvell The Garden The Definition of Love The Mower’s Song
Robert Herrick The Night Piece, To Julia Delight in Disorder Corinna’s Going a Maying
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John Milton Paradise Lost (Book 1)
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Ben Jonson The Alchemist
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Suggested Readings:
Ford, Boris. From Donne to Marvell. Penguin Books Ltd, 1990.
Gardner, Helen, ed. The Metaphysical Poets. Penguin Classics, 1960.
Harp, Richard L. Ed. Ben Jonson’s Plays and Masques. Norton, 2001.
Shawcross, John Ted. John Milton: The Critical Heritage. Routledge.2010.
Willmott, Richard. Metaphysical Poetry. CUP, 2002