The Poetry of Carew (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Thomas Carew
- First Published: 1634
- Genres: Poetry, Cavalier poetry
- Subjects: Love or romance, Authors or writers, Poetry or poets, England or English people, Seventeenth century, Royal courts or courtiers
Critical Evaluation:
Thomas Carew unites, with more success than any of his contemporary poets at the court of Charles I, the classical clarity of Ben Jonson with the intellectual wit of John Donne; at his best he produced work worthy of both of his masters, and almost all of his poems are polished and entertaining. Like the other best-known Cavalier poets, Sir John Suckling, Richard Lovelace, Thomas Randolph, and William Davenant, he devoted much of his attention to the song and the love lyric, complimenting real or imaginary ladies. There are few lovelier poems of this type...
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