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- Herrick (1591-1674), one of the most popular of the Cavalier poets, wrote this very short and pithy poem about heaven (reproduced in full above), in which he asks that the sinful be given mercy and allowed in.
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Apr 10, 2018 · Herrick (1591-1674), one of the most popular of the Cavalier poets, wrote this very short and pithy poem about heaven (reproduced in full above), in which he asks that the sinful be given mercy and allowed in. If he himself is not granted entry, he will ‘force the gate’… 4. Henry Vaughan, ‘ The Retreat ’.
The cavalier poets was a school of English poets of the 17th century, that came from the classes that supported King Charles I during the English Civil War (1642–1651). Charles, a connoisseur of the fine arts, supported poets who created the art he craved. These poets in turn grouped themselves with the King and his service, thus becoming ...
Date: 1625 - 1649. Areas Of Involvement: English literature. poetry. Cavalier poet, any of a group of English gentlemen poets, called Cavaliers because of their loyalty to Charles I (1625–49) during the English Civil Wars, as opposed to Roundheads, who supported Parliament.
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List of Cavalier Poets. The best-known of the Cavalier Poets were: Robert Herrick: a lyric poet who is best known for his work Hesperides. It includes some of the best examples of carpe diem, or seize the day, poems. Such as ‘To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time.’ He wrote over 2,500 poems during his lifetime, and most of these appear in ...
The age-old motif of Venus and Mars, love and war, was a staple of the Cavalier poets. In former critical views, “Cavalier” also denoted influence from Ben Jonson, not so much as a Son of Ben (like Thomas Randolph) or sealed of the Tribe of Ben (like Robert Herrick), but one not in the mold of John Donne, not a Metaphysical, and not ...
Richard Lovelace (1617-57) was a leading Cavalier poet, and an Englishman who supported, and fought for, King Charles I during the Civil War. ‘To Althea, from Prison’ is one of his most famous poems; it certainly contains his most famous lines.
‘The Scrutiny’ is a poem by Richard Lovelace (1617-57), one of the leading Cavalier poets of the seventeenth century. The poem is essentially a defence of ‘playing the field’ and a renunciation of the poet’s former declaration of faithfulness to his lover. Below is ‘The Scrutiny’ and a few words by way of analysis. The Scrutiny.
