John Donne may be aptly described as the founder of Metaphysical poetry in English. Dryden used the term ‘Metaphysical’ with reference to Donne’s lyrics and satires in his letter “Discourse of Satire” (1693). In Dryden’s opinion, Donne affects the metaphysics, or rather, employs the terminology and abstruse arguments of the medieval scholastic philosophers. Dryden believed that Donne was too much given to intellectual analysis.
00219--Donne as a Metaphysical poet [English Literature free notes]
John Donne may be aptly described as the founder of Metaphysical poetry in English. Dryden used the term ‘Metaphysical’ with reference to Donne’s lyrics and satires in his letter “Discourse of Satire” (1693). In Dryden’s opinion, Donne affects the metaphysics, or rather, employs the terminology and abstruse arguments of the medieval scholastic philosophers. Dryden believed that Donne was too much given to intellectual analysis.
