presentations:
intro to george herbert
friends with donne and others
education at westminster school and cambridge
mostly poems of religios motifs
pastor in 1630
wrote a priest of a temple toward end of career
most poetry had christian feel
emphasis on soul's inner structure
friend in christ
metaphors and symbolism
usually a christian as a plant in god's garden
many shape poems

from the temple:

pres on robert herrick
born in london in 1591, son of goldsmith
did craftwerk
got BA and MA at cambridge
in sons of ben  (group influenced by ben johnson)
others in the group, horus adkjfalskjd, other classical poets
met with BJ, regularly in apollo room
served in chapel for noblemen
wrote single-volume poems
hespermes?
carpe diem theme
derives energy/power from motifs like metamorphosis
helped reinforce traditional institutions


andrew marvell
wrote less than donne, johnson, herbert
wrote political and satire
many of his poems were published 10 years after he died by someone claiming to be his widow
converted to roman catholic
wrote most of his love stuff upon appleton house
was anti-royalist for some time after being elected to parliament
REMEMBER THE OPENING LINES TO THESE POEMS, THEY WILL BE ON THE TEST

very argumenative