: ReadthefollowingintroductiontoMetaphysicalpoetryanddiscusstheconceitsinHuswiferywithyourpartners.
MetaphysicalpoetryisastyleofpoetrymadepopularinJacobeanEngland (reignofKingJamesI, from1603-1625) bypoetJohnDonneandothersofthe “metaphysicalschool”.Generally, metaphysicalpoetryispoetrythatemployselaborateandextravagantcomparisons (figuresofspeech).Thesefiguresarecalled “conceits” (thoughts).Anoftenused “conceit” comparesanabstractthoughtorconceptwithadomestic (householdorcommonplaceimage) “redemption” “salvation” or “natureofMan”.
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(1804-1864): ’sancestorsincludeJohnHathorne, “w”tomakehisname “Hawthorne” ’swritingcentersonNewEngland, , morespecifically, , andhisworksoftenhavemoralmessagesanddeeppsychologicalcomplexity.
: ItisacityinEssexCounty, Massachusetts, ’sTheCrucible, muchofthecity’sculturalidentityisreflectiveofitsroleasthelocationoftheSalemwitchtrialsof1692.
’sWar (1675-1676): AlsoknownasMetacom’sRebellion, , thePokunoketchiefcalled “KingPhilip” bytheEnglish, thebandsknowntodayasWampanoagIndiansjoinedwiththeNipmucks, Pocumtucks, .
: InChristianity, boththosewhoobservetheseventhdayasSabbathandthosewhoobservethefirstdayasSabbathconsiderthemselves “Sabbatarian” andregardSabbathastheLord’sDay, eachgroupbelievingitspositiontobetaughtbytheBible; similarlyforotherswhoholdtostrongSabbathprinciples.
(1902-1968): AsanAmericanwriter, HewaswidelyknownforthePulitzerPrize-winningnovelTheGrapesofWrath (1939) andEastofEden (1952) andthenovellaOfMiceandMen (1937).Astheauthoroftwenty-sevenbooks, includingsixteennovels, sixnon-fictionbooksandfivecollectionsofshortstories, Steinbeckreceived, in1962, theNobelPrizeinLiteratureforhis “realisticandimaginativewriting, combiningasitdoessympathetichumorandkeensocialperception”.
(1642-1729): HewasanAmericanPuritanpoetandministeroftheCongregationalchurchatWestfield, Massachusettsforoverfiftyyears.ConsideredoneofthemoresignificantpoetstoappearinAmericainthe17thand18thcenturies, hisfameistheresultoftwoworks, ThePreparatoryMeditations (written1682-1725) andGodsDeterminationsTouchingHisElect (written1682?).Buthealsowrotemanyotherpoemsduringhislonglife, , TheHarmonyoftheGospels.
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