Thanking activity of Metaphysical poetry

Metaphisical Poetry

Interaction with Dr.Mandaliya sir (Head of The Department of English,SP University)

On 17th,18th and 19thAugust Lecture on Metaphisical poetry was organised in our Department of English,MK Bhavnagar University.Dr. Mandaliya sir has great knowledge about Metaphisical poetry and his style of teaching is very good.within short time we come to know about what is Metaphisical poetry and why poets stated writing Metaphisical poem.

What is Metaphisical Poetry?
    The word 'Metaphisical' first time used by Dr.samuel Jonhson in his book 'Lives of the most eminent english poets'.

Dr.John Donne

In word ''Metaphisical" the word 'meta' means 'after',so we can interpret that 'Metaphisical' means 'after the phisical'.It is also known as'school of John Donne' because he was the pioneer.

Samuel Johnson had used this word in a Negative sense but after time passed it become admirable for Samuel Johnson and also for his followers.

John Donne mentions that at the end of 17th century a group of poets emerged with a great idea to write differ from former poets.

• Major Metaphisical Poets:
• John Donne
• George Herbert
• Andrew Marvell
• Henry Vaughan
• Richard crashaw

Characteristics of Metaphysical poetry:

• Far fetched images and conceits are one of the most important characteristics of tha Metaphisical poetry.
• Metaphisical poets brought their images from different far fetched fields like:

1.  Engineering
2. Agriculture
3. Architecture
4. Geometry
5. Geography etc.

• Poets use far fetched imaagi to deal with their real theme of poem.
• SchilarlS poets wanted to write something differ than former.so people pay attention on that otherwise if they write in a same manner of former poets nobody can care about them or their poems also.

In our syllabus there are many 'Metaphisical'poems like:

1. Flea
2. Dream
3. Death be not proud
4. Sweetest love
5. Ecstasy
6. Sun Rising

• Love and Religion are two main theme in Metaphisical poetry.
• The Flea by Jonne Donne:

Mark but this flea,and mark in this,

How little that which thou deniest me is;

It suck'd me first,and now sucks thee,

And in this flea our tqo bloods mingled be.

Thou know'st that this cannot be said

A sin,nor shame, nor loss of maidengead;

Yet this enjoys befibe it woo,

And pamper'd swells with one blood made of two;

And this, alas! is more than we would do.

This poem by Jonne Donne is distinct example of Metaphisical poetry.The poet has used theme of 'Love' in this poem and this poem is spoken by a lover to his beloved. In this poem lover wants to convince her beloved that she should not reject his love and proposal.Poet has used biological image in this poem.Through the insect -'Flea' lover tries to convince her beloved that first 'The Flea'first sucked his blood and now sucks her blood ,so their blood become one in body of The Flea.The poet treats it as their marriage and their bedroom.The two blood become one but she has not lost her reputation or honour.