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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
metaphysical poets
metaˌphysical ˈpoets 7 [metaphysical poets] BrE NAmE noun plural
a group of 17th century English ↑poets who explored the nature of the world and human life, and who used images that were surprising at that time
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The metaphysical poets included John Donne, George Herbert and Andrew Marvell. Their poetry was marked by a clever and complicated mixture of words and ideas, with each poem being based on a central idea, or ‘conceit’. They gained a high reputation in the 20th century, mainly because of critical praise from T S Eliot.
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