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- 1Henry Howard, Earl of SurreyWas a nobleman, courtier, soldier, politician and poet.
Lived during the reign of Henry VIII.
Was executed for treason in 1547.
Often called the 'father of the english sonnet' as eh took the italian sonnets and developed a new rhyme scheme (abab,cdcd,efef,gg) - 2Robert SouthwellA very religious man. A jesuit priest who was martyred for his faith in 1595 and later made a saint. He wrote 'new prince, new pomp' whilst in prison waiting to be hanged, the poem is an admiration for the birth of jesus.
- 3William ShakespeareIn Sonnet CXXX, shakespeare mocks the archetypal portrayal of love by many poets by making negative comparisons between the ideology of beauty and his own mistress. He believes it is a bout finding love in the flaws.
- 4John DonneOne of the most renowned metaphysical poets who had a personal relationship with spirituality. Batter my Heart is a very unconventional way for the writer to approach god. Some feel the poem is about his conscience over whether he should become an anglican priest.
- 5Robert HerrickA Cavalier poet, the poem deals with the Carpe Diem, the idea of seizing the day, a theme used widely in 16th and 17th love poetry.
- 6John MiltonAt the age of 43, milton became blind. He was a critic of established religion and the misuse of political power. He had a strong protestant puritan background so was heavily influenced by religion.
- 7Anne BradstreetMarried at the age of 16 and had sailed with her husband and other puritans to massachussets by the age of 18. The main themes of her poem are love, marriage and religion. Including subtle references to the bible.
- 8Andrew MarvellAnother typical metaphysical poet, used natural imagery to criticise the follies and evils he saw in society and political life. Marvell used the characters who is at one with nature, does not use fertiliserd or ploughs to enhance his plants or the art of horticulture.
- 9Johnathon SwiftOne of the major writers of the neoclassical age (based of ancient greek and roman art, architecture, literature and culture) He uses satire to convey that unless we do good in life we will be punished by targeting the general and the overall acts of the army, referring to the hierarchical structure mostly.
- 10Willian BlakeTypical romantic poet, Blake questions Gods supremacy and challenges religious assumptions. In the time written this was not only rare but social suicide. However, Blake is not afraid of religious visions as they are used throughout the poem.
- 11William WordsworthA famous romantic poet. He explores escapism and his admiration of nature by humanising it to fit his own mind.'Natural supernaturalism' is an idea that poets, especially wordsworth, viewed nature as a spiritual realm.
- 12Samuel Taylor ColeridgeA celebrated and debated poet of the romantic period. His inspiration for this poem was a drug- induced slumber caused by opium, which is why it is based on the 5 senses. The references to nature and magical surroundings convey the works of a typical romantic poet.
- 13Thomas Love PeacockA satirist, novelist and poet. The favourite objects of satire were the radical notions of the day.
- 14George Gordon Byron, Lord ByronHe was a notorious lover and known as promiscuous. However his poem 'She walks in beauty' is a poem in admiration of beauty, not sexually. The poem is thought to have been wrote based on his young cousins (by marriage) explaining the description of her innocence and purity.
- 15Percy Bysshe ShelleyPercy and his friend Horace Smith decided to have a sonnet competitions based on the partially destroyed statue of Ramses II that was making its way to london from egypt, he believes that power of art outlives tyrants.
- 16John ClareWas the son f humble and illiterate parents. Did not have a complete formal education. Grew up in the countryand worked on a farm. It is believed that 'first love' is about Mary Joyce, who's wealthy father did not let her pursue the relationship further. He went on to marry but it was never particularly happy.
- 17John KeatsTo Autumn was the last of Keats' 6 odes in 1819. His brother had died of TB and he also had the disease. He was deeply in love with fanny brawne, but he knew he didn't have long.
- 18Elizabeth Barret BrowningWas born during the romantic movement and was heavily influenced by the romantic poets. She suffered terribly with her spine and lungs. But some of her best poetry was written when she had met and married Robert Browning in italy.
- 19Alfred Lord TennysonTennyson's best friend Arthur H. Hallam died suddenly in 1833, had only been friends 6 years but Tennyson mourned him for the rest of his life. He spent 17 years on a long elegiac poem IN MEMORIUM AHH to honour him. Break, Break, Brea is presumably in honour of his friend also.
- 20Emily BronteThe bronte sisters lived a lonely and sad life, but all had an interest in literature. They lived in the yorkshire moors where a lot of their writings are set. They created an imaginary world called Gondal where they would make up epic romances and battles. This poem may also be inspired by the character of Heathcliff from her novel 'wuthering heights'
- 21Arthur Hugh CloughClough was a forward looking victorian poet, he often went against popular religious and social ideals of his day. In the poem he uses irony to satirise religious hypocrisy of his day.
- 22Emily DickinsonDid not follow female conventions and instead chose to write in a masculine style. She spent her whole quiet life in her fathers house. Dying was written whilst she was having a near death experience that she recovered from.
- 23Christina Georgina RossettiShe led a very retiring life, interrupted by recurring illness diagnosed as angina and TB. The last 12 years of her life were quiet ones, and she dies of cancer in 1894. She was devotely religious. Many of her poems consist of religion and a song like structure.
- 24Thomas HardyVictorian realist poet, with the introduction of industrialism influencing his poet, he feels that nature is dull and worn, and looks for reasoning for this in religion, perhaps that god is dying? He was very influenced in his novels and poetry by the romantics, perhaps explains his focus on nature.
- 25Gerard Manley HopkinsA well established victorian poet, which can explain the use of industrial and electrical imagery within God grandeur, due to the intro of industrialisation. He was a jesuit priest, which is why he writes passionately about religion and often praises god in the certain of the natural world in his poetry.
- 26What is metaphysical poetry?Poetry in 17th century england which was seen as very unnatural and unconventional, it often dealt with spiritual and philosophical subjects aswell as paradoxes. E.g Donne who had an intense relationship with spirituality or Marvell.
- 27The english civil war1642-1651, a series of armed conflicts and political disagreement between parliamentarians and royalists over the manner of the government. Charles 1 was involved.
- 28PuritanismAn intense form of religion that arose within the church of england in the late 16th century to the 17th century. It sought to purify the church of england of the remnants of roman catholicism. E.g Anne Bradstreet. Their notions contributed to the civil war.
- 29Who are the romantic poets?Had they greatest influence from the end of the 18th century up until the 1870's. It was concerned mainly about the individuals experiences, imagination and consciousness rather than society on a whole. There were strong connections with medievalism and mythology. A popular theme was country life and nature. E.g William Wordsworth.
- 30The victorian period in literatureRoughly from 1830-1900. The main feature was the subject of change, with the intro of industry, factories, steam engine, mining. There were scientific advancements in the form of Charles Darwin. The gap between the poor and rich widened significantly and the middle class benefitted the most from wealth. The poetry was much more focused on societal issues than the romantic period.
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