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English metaphysical poetry, from Donne to Marvell, is notoriously witty. A. J. Smith seeks the reason for the central importance of wit in the thinking of the metaphysical poets and argues that metaphysical wit is essentially different from other modes of wit current in Renaissance Europe.Smith, A. J. is the author of 'Metaphysical Wit ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780521035293 and ISBN 0521035295.
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