Early Modern Metaphysical Literature: Nature, Custom and Strange Desires

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Illuminating obscure aspects of cultural negotiation and denaturalization germane to numerous Metaphysical texts, this text examines poetry and prose by Donne, Marvell, Lanyer, Crashaw, and Edward Herbert. It challenges readers to recognize the provocative strangeness of these writings in their original contexts.