Love's Transcendence in the Poetry of John Donne, George Herbert ...
Gresham CollegeBarnard's Inn Hall, Holborn
Wed 18 Nov · 13:00 · Free
About this event
This lecture explores Donne, Herbert and RS Thomas, asking how metaphysical poetry's language and form reconnect us to the transcendent. Looking at some works by Donne, Herbert, and RS Thomas, this lecture explores what it is about the poetic language and form of these ‘Metaphysical Poets’ that lends itself to the expression of the transcendent. Looking at Donne’s use of ‘sympathy’, ‘symphony’ and ‘nearnesse’ in particular, it focuses on how transcendence is a resonance which poetry, and its battle with cliché, reconnects us to, especially when religious or philosophical language fails to surprise or delight. A lecture by Mark Oakley This event is also available to watch live online. To register, visit: Love's Transcendence in the Poetry of John Donne, George Herbert and RS Thomas | Gresham College
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