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metaphysical conceits
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metaphors aimed at starling the reader
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the roundheads
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against the king
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Alexander Pope
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born catholic, mocked because of his deformity, loved mankind, perfected the heroic couplet, wrote with a lot of dry wit.
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To Althea From Prison
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Richard Lovelace
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Johnathan Swift
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born of english parents in ireland; Anglican minister, hated mankind but loves the individual, scathing satirist.
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On His Having Arrived At the Age of Twenty-Three
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John Milton
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Charles I
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1625- 1642
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James I
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1603 - 1625
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1660 - 1702
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Restoration Period
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Charles I and James I
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protestant, antagonize, create religious controversy, clash with parliament, both believed in the divine right of kings,
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Holy Sonnet 10 - Death Be Not Proud
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John Donne
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Know Then Thyself
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Alexander Pope
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john donne
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born catholic but abandoned his faith; womanizer (married Anne More, 16), put in prison; converted to Anglicanism.
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cavaliers
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supporters of the king
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Samuel Johnson
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epitome of the 18th century, essayist, poet, scholar, and critic.
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18th century
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conviction of man's intellectual superiority
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1603
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death of Queen Elizabeth I
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Francis Bacon
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essayist; father of modern science
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characteristics
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balance, sophistication, rationalism, skepticism,
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On His Blindness
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John Milton
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deism
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god as a clockwork, universe as a clock, no expectation of divine intervention.
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Rape of the Lock
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Alexander Pope
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john milton
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puritan writer, born catholic, wrote pamphlets
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To The Virgins To Make Much of Time
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Robert Herrick
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A Modest Proposal
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Jonathan Swift
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oliver cromwell
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leader of the commonwealth; puritan; encouraged freedom of religion.
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first time women were on stage
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1600 - Nel Gwen
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1702-1798
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a full century, unlike the 17th century
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The Dictionary
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Samuel Johnson
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Which was worse, James I or Charles I ?
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Charles
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Meditation 17
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John Donne
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dictionary is revised my
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johnson
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1750 - 1785
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Age of Johnson
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cavalier poets
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poetic theme "carpe diem", Herrick and Lovelace
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first encyclopedia
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diderot
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1785 - 1798
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Pre- Romantic
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Death Be Not Proud
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John Donne
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To Lucasta
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Richard Lovelace
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The Restoration
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restoring the monarchy and the Church of England
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Holy Sonnet 14 - Batter My Heart
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John Donne
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1702 - 1750
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age of swift and pope, big use of satire.
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andrew marvell
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used metaphysical conciets, used carpe diem
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