16th century (renaissance) literature, 16th century (renaissance) poetry, 17th century literature, 17th century poetry, Absurd, Cartoonish, Deconstructive, Decorative, Eclectic, Funny, Kitsch, Mythic, Pop, Religious

However accurate Andrew Marvell's association with the metaphysical poets, it is unfortunate that the singular writer – so singularly spiteful, winning, allusive, sardonic – should share a limited codified space with anyone else, even if his spacemates include such luminaries as John Donne, Georg

17th century poetry, Beautiful , Citational, Clever, Layered, Metaphysical poetry, Open-ended, Pioneering, Sardonic, Witty

The middle years of John Milton's career were devoted to prose. Caught up in the Puritan movement and the English Civil War, he penned political pamphlets and idealistic treatises on religious freedom and the glory of the new Commonwealth. True, a peculiarly personal sensibility revealed itself in th

17th century poetry, Epic, Lyrical, Mythic, Overflowing, Religious, Sublime