CHAPTER 12

EARLY MIDDLE AGES TH 19 CENTURY

POETRY

literary creation that works with words

a presentational art

Aristotle

Poetry is an imitation of human action which is expressed in language with the aid of harmony and rhythm
Plato

poetry is considered as a kind of madness and should be banned from his ideal society inspiration

Others

Marianne Moore (1887-1972) POETRY

we do not admire what we cannot understand
NAME: Marianne Moore OCCUPATION: Poet, editor, reviewer, translator BIRTH DATE: November 15, 1887 DEATH DATE: February 05, 1972 EDUCATION: Bryn Mawr PLACE OF BIRTH: St. Louis, Missouri PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York FULL NAME: Marianne Craig Moore REMAINS: Buried, Evergreen Cemetery,

If we see the beauty of POETRY then we will be interested in it.

Her works:

(1967) (1935) free verses

(1951) Pulitizer Prize, National Book award Bolingen Prize

(1936)

Geoffrey Chaucer (1340-1400) Greatest writer of Medieval Period

NAME: Geoffrey Chaucer OCCUPATION: Author, Poet BIRTH DATE: c. 1343 DEATH DATE: October 25, 1400 PLACE OF DEATH: London, United Kingdom

His works

passion and adoration towards different beautiful ladies

collection of brief narratives written in poetry

describes what knight should be

Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) Writer during Elizabeth period the Golden Age

Born: January 22, 1552 Birth Place: Devon, United Kingdom Occupation: aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer Died: October 29, 1618 Place Died: London, United Kingdom Spouse: Elizabeth Raleigh Buried: St Margaret's, Westminster, City of Westminster, United Kingdom Children: Carew Raleigh, Damerei Raleigh, Walter Raleigh

His works:

response to a poem written by Christopher Marlowe, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love. portraying their ideal future together:together: a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world of eternal spring Raleighs reply oppose the fancy vision of Marlowe

introduces the concepts of time and change

Edmund Spenser (1552-1599) The Faerie Queene. epic poem published in 1590
NAME: Edmund Spenser OCCUPATION: Poet BIRTH DATE: c. 1552 DEATH DATE: January 13, 1599 EDUCATION: University of Cambridge, Pembroke College PLACE OF BIRTH: London, England PLACE OF DEATH: London, England

His works:

the mans love for the lady is fire, while hers for him is ice

Eternal love

Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593) use of blank verse in writing his dramatic works.
NAME: Christopher Marlowe OCCUPATION: Playwright, Poet BIRTH DATE: c. February 26, 1564 DEATH DATE: May 30, 1593 EDUCATION: King's School, Corpus Christi College PLACE OF BIRTH: Canterbury, England PLACE OF DEATH: Deptford, England

His works:

about the conqueror Timur, who rises from shepherd to warrior

Maltese Jew's barbarous revenge against the city authorities

dealing with the devil hero unable to "burn his books"

Aeneas has an important mission wherein his love for Dido must not distract him

an English history play about the deposition of King Edward II by his barons and the Queen

portraying the events of the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre in 1572

most dangerous play

love story of Hero and Leander

a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world of eternal spring

We can not dictates our feelings nor to control it

expresses the desire of man towards Helen.