Metaphysical poets, selected poems Contents
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Introduction
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Timeline
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Images
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Author(s)
- Donne, John
- Herbert, George
- Crashaw, Richard
- Vaughan, Henry
- Marvell, Andrew
- King, Henry
- Lovelace, Richard
- Cowley, Abraham
- Philips, Katherine
- Cleveland, John
- Who were the Metaphysicals?
- The context of Metaphysical Poetry
- John Donne: Poem analysis
- George Herbert: Poem analysis
- Richard Crashaw: Poem analysis
- Henry Vaughan: Poem analysis
- Andrew Marvell: Poem analysis
- Thomas Carew: Poem analysis
- Henry King: Poem analysis
- Richard Lovelace: Poem analysis
- Abraham Cowley: Poem analysis
- Katherine Philips: Poem analysis
- John Cleveland: Poem analysis
- Themes and significant ideas
- Critical analysis
- Approaching exams and essays
- Resources and further reading
Metaphysical poets, selected poems Images
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Queen Elizabeth I
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Charles I
Christian in Pilgrim's Progress
Thomas Hobbes
Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby
The Bishop's Bible
Francis Bacon's work, Novum Organum
Faerie Queene
Picture from Alciato's Book of Emblems
Pastoral scene
Archangel Michael
Map of the world
Winter Solstice, photo by Brian Robert Marshall, available through Creative Commons
Gloomy Forest, photo by JovanCormac, available through Creative Commons
Alchemy equipment
Woman in mourning
Cadiz attacked by the English
Copyright to Cartography Associates, available through Creative Commons
Blacksmith, photo by Hans de Kroon, available through Creative Commons
Sleeping
Opium poppies, photo by Andrew Smith, available through Creative Commons
Propertius and Cynthia at Tivoli
Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester in Elizabethan dress
John Cabot
Man with his page
Man on horse
Pharisee and publican in the temple
The Marriage Contract
Lamb of God
Elizabethan lady
Charles I and Henrietta Maria
Angel by Abbott Thayer
Flea
Map makers
Sun rise by uday, available through Creative Commons
Possibly Lucy, the Countess of Bedford
Photo by Colin Smith, available through Creative Commons
Mass
Images of the mandrake, published in 1491
Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss
Aaron, painted in 1397
George Herbert
Photo by Enrique L�pez-Tamayo Biosca, available through Creative Commons
Photo by P.g.champion, available through Creative Commons
Egg shell by Kim Pardi, available through Creative Commons
Easter wings
xpulsion from the Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole
Jesus being baptised in the River Jordan
Jesus as the Good Shepherd
Posy, photo by Michael Dunne, available through Creative Commons
Marriage Feast
Christ dead with pierced side
Parable of the tenants
Emblem picture
Photo by Evelym Simak, available through Creative Commons
Codex in a collar
Skull in study
Mass
Crucifix
Photo by Trish Steel, available through Creative Commons
St Teresa by Peter Paul Rubens, available through Creative Commons
St Teresa with a flaming arror in her heart
S Nicetas the Goth, martyr
Feast of Simon the Pharisee by Peter Paul Rubens
Photo by Yair Haklai, available through Creative Commons
Jesus' ascension
Shuttle and loom, photo by Lorio available through Creative Commons
Bleak landscape, from the Geography Project, available through Creative Commons
Jacob's ladder
Jesus and Nicodemus
by ???available through Creative Commons
Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
Waterfall, photo by Hubert Stoffels, available through Creative Commons
Photo by Paul McIlroy, available through Creative Commons
The gathering of manna
Astrolabe, photo by Pom, available through Creative Commons
Garden of Eden
Plato
Apollo and Daphne
Flower Clock, photo by George Shuklin, available through Creative Commons
Making hay with a scythe
Cherries, photo by Takkk, available through Creative Commons
Artificial cave, photo by Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, available through Creative Commons
Glow worm, photo by Herky, available through Creative Commons
Fawn
Nymph by DJ Chakalov, available through Creative Commons
Winged chariot
Israel crossing the Red Sea
Orpheus
Judgement Day
Richard Lovelace
Hermitage, photo by ednl, available through Creative Commons
"The Ant and the Grasshopper", from Aesop's Fables
Abraham Cowley
Noah's Ark
Katherine Philips
Viol and lute
An Offering to Venus by John William Godward
Headstone by Trish Steel available through Creative Commons
Adam and Eve before The Fall
Mist by Wing-Chi Poon available through Creative Commons
The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci
Izaak Walton, photo by Trish Steel, available through Creative Commons
Grierson's Anthology of Metaphysical Poets
Queen Elizabeth I
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex
Charles I
Christian in Pilgrim's Progress
Oliver Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby
The Bishop's Bible
Francis Bacon's work, Novum Organum
Faerie Queene
Picture from Alciato's Book of Emblems
Pastoral scene
Archangel Michael
Map of the world
Blacksmith, photo by Hans de Kroon, available through Creative Commons
Sleeping
Opium poppies, photo by Andrew Smith, available through Creative Commons
Propertius and Cynthia at Tivoli
Elizabeth Hastings Countess of Worcester in Elizabethan dress
Man with his page
Man on horse
Pharisee and publican in the temple
The Marriage Contract
Lamb of God
Elizabethan lady
Charles I and Henrietta Maria
Angel by Abbott Thayer
Map makers
Flea
Possibly Lucy, the Countess of Bedford
Photo by Colin Smith, available through Creative Commons
Mass
Images of the mandrake, published in 1491
Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss
Aaron, painted in 1397
George Herbert
Photo by Enrique L�pez-Tamayo Biosca, available through Creative Commons
Photo by P.g.champion, available through Creative Commons
Egg shell by Kim Pardi, available through Creative Commons
Easter wings
xpulsion from the Garden of Eden by Thomas Cole
Jesus being baptised in the River Jordan
Jesus as the Good Shepherd
Posy, photo by Michael Dunne, available through Creative Commons
Marriage Feast
Christ dead with pierced side
Parable of the tenants
Emblem picture
Photo by Evelym Simak, available through Creative Commons
Codex in a collar
Skull in study
Mass
Crucifix
Photo by Trish Steel, available through Creative Commons
St Teresa by Peter Paul Rubens, available through Creative Commons
St Teresa with a flaming arror in her heart
S Nicetas the Goth, martyr
Photo by Yair Haklai, available through Creative Commons
Jesus' ascension
Shuttle and loom, photo by Lorio available through Creative Commons
Bleak landscape, from the Geography Project, available through Creative Commons
Jacob's ladder
Jesus and Nicodemus
by 百楽兎available through Creative Commons
Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
Waterfall, photo by Hubert Stoffels, available through Creative Commons
Photo by Paul McIlroy, available through Creative Commons
The gathering of manna
Astrolabe, photo by Pom, available through Creative Commons
Garden of Eden
Apollo and Daphne
Flower Clock, photo by George Shuklin, available through Creative Commons
Making hay with a scythe
Artificial cave, photo by Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, available through Creative Commons
Glow worm, photo by Herky, available through Creative Commons
Fawn
Nymph by DJ Chakalov, available through Creative Commons
Winged chariot
Israel crossing the Red Sea
Orpheus
Headstone by Trish Steel available through Creative Commons
Mist by Wing-Chi Poon available through Creative Commons
The Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci
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