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14 January 2026

B - ... when we talked metaphysical conceits.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: What separated the Jacobeans from the Elizabethans?

We did a quick check-in re: the Inquiry to Shakespeare and adjusted the deadline to January 23rd.

We discussed features of metaphysical poetry (see notes via the class Google Chat), then read together and appreciated Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning."

Learners worked in new pairs to appreciate Donne's Holy Sonnets 4, 6, 10.

READ:

  • Donne's "Meditation 17" (pages 271-272)
  • Herbert's "Virtue" and "Easter Wings" (pages 273-274)
  • Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" (pages 276-277)
PRACTISE: Finish appreciating Donne's Holy Sonnets and be prepared to discuss

NEXT CLASS: 21st century metaphysical conceits

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