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"Founder" of the metaphysical poets; he is born into a time period in which Catholics are the persecuted minority - as a Roman Catholic himself, this gives him a very tumultuous relationship with religion, inspiring many of his poems
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Theological & political unrest are prolific in England & France during this time period, inspiring the work of John Donne in particular.
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Italian philospher Berdnardino Telesio publishes 9 books challenging Aristotle, rejecting metaphysics in favor of concrete scientific knowledge based on observation & experimentation.
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Son of a literary patron, who supported John Donne
Poems are characterized by a deep religious devotion -
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Living during the Restoration inspired many of Marvell's poems, which were often satirical poems about the court and Parliament (he was a well-known politician)
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Andrew Marvell was a well-known politician during this time period; used his political status to free a fellow poet from jail
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His work was not published until after his death, for fear of punishment.
