The metaphysical poets are a group of English poets known for long difficult metaphors. John Donne is perhaps the most famous. Although their work was not popular in some periods, thanks to writers like T. S. Eliot their value to English literature seems mostly recognised these days.
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| Major poets |
- John Donne (1572–1631)
- George Herbert (1593–1633)
- Andrew Marvell (1621–1678)
- Abraham Cowley (1618–1667)
- Robert Southwell (c. 1561–1595)
- Richard Crashaw (c. 1613–1649)
- Thomas Traherne (1636/1637–1674)
- Henry Vaughan (1622–1695)
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| Minor poets |
- Anne Bradstreet (c. 1612–1672)
- Thomas Carew (1595–1640)
- George Chapman (c. 1559–1634)
- John Hall (c. 1627–1656)
- Edward Herbert (1583–1648)
- Richard Leigh (1649-1728)
- Katherine Philips (1632–1664)
- Sir John Suckling (1609–1642)
- Edward Taylor (c. 1642–1729)
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