POETS BIO NOTES

I might be a little late in posting this, but here are the notes I took on thursdays review session.  If nothing else i suppose rewriting this will help me study...

JOHN DONNE

• metaphysical
• Royalist (patronized by the king)
• leading Anglican preacher
• early works were secular - Carpe Diem / Cavalier
• later works were more religious - Holy Sonnets (George Herbert's whole career was like this)

GEORGE HERBERT

• metaphysical
• Royalist
• all religious poetry (NO secular poems)
• Concrete poetry (Easter Wings)
• an intense member of the clergy

HENRY VAUGHAN

• metaphysical
• Royalist
• much more into nature - he was a mystic and used a lot of natural imagery
• NOT a member of the clergy - but still very religious

BEN JONSON

• Carpe Diem
• wrote only secular poems
• heart of soul of Cavalier poetry (so... he was Royalist)
• Professional Poet

ROBERT HERRICK

• Royalist
• wrote everyday poems
• Part of "The Sons of Ben" (in reference to Ben Jonson)

JOHN MILTON

• Puritan (very)
• religious poetry (no secular poems)
• Famous Works
• Paradise Lost
  
• Paradise Regained
  
• Samson Agonistes
• MASQUE: dramatic play performed with masks - characters portray more abstract concepts - mostly performed for nobility
• worked for Cromwell
• Latin Secretary
  

ANDREW MARVELL

• Puritan
• not as spiritual
• carpe diem
• religious and secular poetry
• Milton's assistant
• later a member of parliament