ENG 630 Platonic & Neoplatonic Influences on the Metaphysical Poets
The course examines a number of notable 17th Century poets such as John Donne, George Herbert, Richard Crashaw, Andrew Marvell, Henry Vaughn, and Abraham Cowley. Reflecting on their work, we examine the Platonic and Neo-Platonic influences that play a part in terming them metaphysical poets. Key themes such as beauty, spirit and matter, love, the ultimate nature of reality, and the real and the ideal are discussed. An interdisciplinary team-taught course.
Cross Listed Courses
PHI 630