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  • © 1992

The Language of the Metaphysical Poets

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  1. Frances Austin
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 1-17

  3. John Donne (1572–1631)

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 18-46

  4. George Herbert (1593–1633)

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 47-74

  5. Richard Crashaw (1612–1649)

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 75-99

  6. Henry Vaughan (1621–95)

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 100-126

  7. Thomas Traherne (1637–74)

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 127-154

  8. Analysis of Passages

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 155-165

  9. Conclusion

    • Frances Austin
    Pages 166-171

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 172-195
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About this book

In this volume, Dr Frances Austin examines the language of the five best-known metaphysical poets, Donne, Herbert, Crashaw, Vaughan and Traherne. She shows how the characteristics of their vocabulary, figurative language, syntactical structures and versification reflect their individual attitudes to 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 study.
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