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An analysis of the poetic techniques employed by Robert Herrick in his exploration of the concept of Carpe Diem
Title: An analysis of the poetic techniques employed by Robert Herrick in his exploration of the concept of Carpe Diem
Category: Literature / European Literature
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An analysis of the poetic techniques employed by Robert Herrick in his exploration of the concept of Carpe Diem
Much of the poetry of the 17th century was heavily romantic, focusing on damsels and decadent parties where the Roman wine God Bacchaus ruled supreme. Amongst the movements' teachings was the idea of "Carpe Diem" - the Latin phrase for "seize the day". Herrick, fascinated by this ancient philosophy, centred many of his poems on the theme, cautioning people to use their time wisely.
Robert Herrick was one of the "Tribe of Ben", a group of …showed first 75 words of 4095 total…
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John Hopkin's University Press 1967
 Roger B. Rollin
Robert Herrick
Twayne Publishers 1992
ISBN 0805770127
 Sarah Gilead
Ungathering Ye Rosebuds: Herrick's misreading of Carpe Diem
Critisism: A Quarterly for Literature and the Arts 1985
Other Resources Used
Websites:
 http://www.luminarium.org
 http://people.whitman.edu/~dipasqtm/herrick.htm
 http://athena.english.vt.edu/~jmooney/renmats/cavaliers.htm
 http://www.bartleby.com/217/0107.html
 http://encarta.msn.com/text_761566707___2/Versification.html
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