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Sobdo
I do not understand. Didn't the metaphysicals themselves referred to =
their verse as "stronglined"? Have you worked with the references =
already given? Perhaps you already had and we were to basic in our =
recommendations. About a year ago I did a search of the MLA electronic =
version on a subject related to the metaphysicals and the modernists. I =
got over 50 references on just the first very rough query. I am sure =
that a search for work related to the metaphysicals and the 19th century =
would be just as fruitful. The MLA is available through most university =
libraries and is available in print, I believe, to any member of the =
MLA, such as most Professors of English. I have no idea of it's =
availability in India but given the amount of excellent English literary =
work done by Indian scholars I assume it is available. You might also =
try "Voice of the Shuttle" a web site maintained out of a California =
school. There are any number of poetry reference sites on-line where a =
diligent search will give very good results. =20
Here is one more book reference on the Metaphysicals; Martz, L. I. _The =
Poetry of Meditation_, New Haven, 1954. Surely Pittock, Duncan, Martz, =
VOS and the MLA will give you a start. If not; rejoice for you have =
just discovered an excellent research topic.
Rick Seddon
McIntosh, NM, USA =20
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From: Sobdo <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Friday, June 29, 2001 10:02 PM
Subject: Donne & Eliot
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Friends,
We all know that there was a revival of interest on the Metaphysical =
after Eliot's path breaking reading of it. At the same time it is =
unbelievable that he was completely ignored by the critics/authors of =
the period preceding it. It is highly likely that 19th Century thinkers =
had a line of thinking towards Donne though it is not well documented. =
It seems to be a reading which lies centered to Donne's romantic vision =
as opposed to Eliot who sees the Metaphysical as a champion of =
"stronglined verse". But one is tempted to think that a change of view =
was imminent in the fin de siacle itself. Can any one help me out with =
the reading and interpretation of Donne in the 19th Century. Was it a =
part of English Curriculum in European/American 'versities? If so how =
was he interpreted in the pre-Eliot phase.
I have two other queries to make:=20
1.. Is a Critical Heritage Series on Donne available? =20
2.. How can I acquire an exhaustive bibliography on Criticism of =
Donne? Is it available online?
Sobdo Chakrbarti
India
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Sobdo</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>I do not understand. Didn't the metaphysicals =
themselves=20
referred to their verse as "stronglined"? Have you =
worked with=20
the references already given? Perhaps you already had and we were =
to basic=20
in our recommendations. About a year ago I did a search of =
the MLA=20
electronic version on a subject related to the metaphysicals and the=20
modernists. I got over 50 references on just the first very rough=20
query. I am sure that a search for work related to the =
metaphysicals and=20
the 19th century would be just as fruitful. The MLA is available =
through=20
most university libraries and is available in print, I believe, to =
any=20
member of the MLA, such as most Professors of English. I have no =
idea of=20
it's availability in India but given the amount of excellent English =
literary=20
work done by Indian scholars I assume it is available. You might =
also try=20
"Voice of the Shuttle" a web site maintained out of a =
California=20
school. There are any number of poetry reference sites on-line =
where a=20
diligent search will give very good results. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Here is one more book reference on the =
Metaphysicals; =20
Martz, L. I. _The Poetry of Meditation_, New Haven, 1954. Surely =
Pittock,=20
Duncan, Martz, VOS and the MLA will give you a start. If =
not; =20
rejoice for you have just discovered an excellent research =
topic.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Rick Seddon</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>McIntosh, NM, USA </FONT></DIV>
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Eliot<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Friends,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We all know that there was a =
revival of=20
interest on the Metaphysical after Eliot's path breaking reading of =
it. At=20
the same time it is unbelievable that he was completely ignored =
by the=20
critics/authors of the period preceding it. It is highly likely that =
19th=20
Century thinkers had a line of thinking towards Donne though it =
is not=20
well documented. It seems to be a reading which lies centered to =
Donne's=20
romantic vision as opposed to Eliot who sees the Metaphysical =
as=20
a champion of "stronglined verse". But one is =
tempted=20
to think that a change of view was imminent in the fin de =
siacle=20
itself. Can any one help me out with the reading and =
interpretation of=20
Donne in the 19th Century. Was it a part of English =
Curriculum in=20
European/American 'versities? If so how was he interpreted in =
the=20
pre-Eliot phase.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have two other queries to make: =
</FONT></DIV>
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<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Is a <STRONG>Critical Heritage=20
Series</STRONG> on Donne available? </FONT> =20
<LI><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>How can I acquire an exhaustive =
bibliography=20
on Criticism of Donne? Is it available online?</FONT></LI></OL>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sobdo Chakrbarti</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>India</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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